24 December 2008 Special Correspondent The Hindu CUDDALORE: Fishermen and women of Pettodai near Puduchathiram here gathered in strength on the seashore on Tuesday and obstructed Nagarjuna Oil Corporation Ltd from going ahead with dredging work. They pointed out that the private company that was in the process of setting up an oil […]
PRESS RELEASE Download this release in Adobe pdf format CUDDALORE, 5 December, 2008 — In a glaring example of inaction, the Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board has given a clean chit to SIPCOT, Cuddalore-based Shasun Chemicals and Drugs despite evidence in its possession that 7 out of 8 air samples taken by the company […]
Cuddalore 28 November 2006: In an endeavor to strengthen their voices against pollution and spread awareness on their existing environmental conditions, youth from Chennai and residents from pollution impacted communities like Mettur, Manali and Cuddalore participated in the 280 km long cycle tour from Cuddalore to Chennai. Mr. Kolathur Mani of Thandai Periyar Dravida […]
Cuddalore, 3 December 2008: Residents of the pollution impacted region of SIPCOT Cuddalore along with residents of Old Town Cuddalore organised several public meets and vigils on Dec 2 and 3rd to remember Bhopal. Here is a picture of a candle light vigil from Semmankuppam Middle School. Semmankuppam is the village in SIPCOT where Chemplast […]
Dec. 1, 2008 HERALD REPORTER Goa Herald PANJIM, DEC 1 (2008): The Gawada, Kunbi, Velip & Dhangar (GAKUVED) Federation and the Corlim Village Panchayat fear a tragedy like Bhopal awaits villages surrounding the Syngenta company in the Corlim Industrial Estate which they allege is handling hazardous chemicals. A lab test report from United States-based […]
Cuddalore, 28 November 2008: Incessant rains of the past few days is beginning to take its toll on SIPCOT units and also exposing the vulnerability of locating a extremely hazardous chemical estate on the banks of a river. According to the SACEM monitors about 40 feet high boundary wall of SPIC that separates the Eachangadu […]
The New Indian Express 27 November 2008 NAGAPATTINAM: Nature unleashed havoc in Nagapattinam and Karaikal districts on Wednesday. Heavy rainfall and gusty winds claimed three lives in Nagapattinam besides flooding the dwellings and driving over 78,000 people to 308 cyclone-relief centres. A ship anchored at Tirukkadaiyur port got drifted into the sea towards […]