Mettur, 31 October 2009 – Around 30 villagers from Green Park area in Thangamapuripattinam village in Mettur gathered yesterday at 12 noon and blocked the Mettur-Bhavani link road to protest the arrival of coal in the new coal yard owned by Chemplast Sanmar in their area. The villagers cited intense air pollution, unchecked by Government […]
25 October 2009 A.V. Ragunathan The Hindu Medical team makes daily visit ——————————————————————————– 500 villagers have fallen sick in the past 10 days Diagnosed as viral fever after blood tests ——————————————————————————– CUDDALORE: The sudden outbreak of a “mysterious disease” in Sangolikuppam village near here has left the residents a worried lot, as […]
13 October 2009 Staff Reporter The Hindu KODAIKANAL: Ponds and HLL thermometer factory former workersÂ’ association in Kodaikanal and other voluntary and environmental organisations urged the government to monitor the clean up process being undertaken on the factory premises meticulously. The appeal was made by workers and environmentalists at a special consultation meeting held here […]
Cuddalore 9 October, 2009: — Residents of Semmankuppam and the Semmankuppam Consumer and Environment Protection Organisation today hung a banner outside the newly opened PVC factory stating that the company does not have a license to operate. A 1-month consent to operate granted under the Air and Water Act by the Tamilnadu Pollution Control […]
Cuddalore, 7 October 2009: There has been an increase in the report of skin related problems from fishermen engaged in fishing activities in River Uppanar, especially near Sangolikuppam and Semmankuppam village. In one such incident Mr. Thanakodi alias Kumar of Sonanchavadi village reported severe skin itching and burning sensation upon entering the river Uppanar […]
PRESS RELEASE by LONDON MINING NETWORK 15.00 hrs, Thursday 24 September 2009: NO EMBARGO Thirty one workers have so far been confirmed dead, following a major disaster on Wednesday afternoon at the operations of UK-listed Vedanta Resources plc, in the north eastern Indian of Chhattisgarh. Others were injured, and the final death toll may reach […]
2 October 2009, Salem: The Deputy Director of Health Services, Salem, has pressed criminal charges against some of the 20 villagers affected by pollution from Chemplast Sanmar’s chemical plant in Mettur who met him on 1 October in his office to question him about the unscientific and biased community health study conducted by the Government […]