Mettur, 15 April, 2008: The Gonur West Agriculturalists Development Union (GWADU) organized a protest rally, demanding a stop to the construction and operation of Chemplast Sanmar’s coal yard at the Mettur Railway Station. More than 350 people participated in the 7 km rally from railway station the office of the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO). […]
Cuddalore, April 14, 2008 — Barely two weeks after Cuddalore industries were given a dressing down by Member of Parliament and DMK leader K. Kanimozhi, Pioneer Miyagi — a Semmankuppam-based gelatin manufacturer — was caught discharing toxic effluents into a canal and the Uppanar river today. Inspecting a complaint received from Mr. Arumugam, vice-president […]
Kanimozhi pulls up polluting industries in Cuddalore Tuesday April 8 2008 P ARUL New Indian Express CUDDALORE: Rajya Sabha MP and daughter of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, Kanimozhi, pulled up the management of the chemical industrial SIPCOT estate for causing adverse impact […]
April 8, 2008 Special Correspondent The Hindu She supervised the arrangements for DMK women’s wing conference CUDDALORE: Kanimozhi, MP, made a surprise visit to the SIPCOT Industrial Estate on Monday, following complaints of pollution hazards posed by certain chemical units there. Health Minister M.R.K.Panneerselvam, District Collector Rajendra Ratnoo, Superintendent of Police Pradip Kumar, District Environmental […]
Salem, 25 March, 2008: On 24th March the Environment Appellate Authority ordered Chemplast Sanmar Ltd, Mettur to stop construction or operation of their illegal thermal power plant. All work within this unit has been stopped since this morning. This order was based on an application filed by Nityanand Jayaraman challenging the continued construction of the […]
March 23rd, 2008 Thaindian News Chennai, March 23 (IANS) People living in and around a special economic zone in Cuddalore are “2,000 times more” likely to be affected by cancer than the normal population, says a report prepared for the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. In a normal sample population, cancer occurs in one person […]
Cuddalore, 11 March, 2008 — At 4 a.m. on 10 March, 2008, SACEM monitor S. Pugazhendi observed a major release of thick black smoke from SPIC Pharma. The smoke was blowing towards the sea as the wind direction was from West to East. Indicative of a major upset, the smoke pollution lasted two hours.