“Even if I am not around, I would want the message of environmental pollution to reach as many people as possible” Gurubalan (1986-2006) In November 2006, a collective of youth from Chennai embarked upon a cycle rally from Cuddalore to Chennai to observe the 22nd Anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The rally […]
Cuddalore, 24 January 2008: The Cuddalore police released the seized truck containing suspected chemical waste at about 11.30 pm last night without any proper verification. Yesterday TNPCB and the District Administration had taken samples of the chemicals to verify the claims of the company that it was aldehyde, a raw material for their Pondicherry […]
Cuddalore, 23 January 2008: Alert SACEM monitors today intercepted a truck (No TN 41 Q 3772) loaded with more than 50 drums of chemicals at the busy main road of Cuddalore new town at about 6.00 pm. The monitors suspected that the chemicals carried in the truck were hazardous wastes as the drums were […]
Cuddalore, 23 January 2008: Residents of Eachangadu today complained that their village was covered with the cloud of noxious smoke from Tantech from 5.30 am to 8.30 am. Residents including school children complained of eye and throat irritation, nausea and headache due to the smoke. They brought this matter to the notice of the […]
Cuddalore, 24 January 2008: Community Health Monitoring (CHM) conducted its first health camp on the issues of reproductive diseases among women in Eachangadu village today. The health camp was conducted from 9 am to 12.30 pm and was attended by about 60 women. This is the first effort of CHM to organise health camps in […]
Tuesday, January 22 2008 Express News Service CUDDALORE: A large quantity of fish were found dead in a river here on Monday. Local residents alleged the indiscriminate release of waste from a private sugarmill as a primary reason for the incident. Foul smell has been emanating from the place. The sugarmill had reportedly […]
23 January 2008 A.V.Ragunathan The Hindu, Indiscriminate garbage dumping along the Uppanar blamed CUDDALORE: The mangrove forests being raised along the Uppanar at Thevanampattinam here are facing the threat of extinction owing to an indiscriminate dumping of garbage and animal waste. The mangroves act as a bioshield during cyclone and tsunami. Pichavaram […]