6 December 2007 Staff Reporter The Hindu CHENNAI: For the second consecutive day on Wednesday, residents of north Chennai and other parts of the city complained of irritation in the eyes and a choking sensation due to inhalation of an acrid-smelling gas. As the news spread, many educational institutions declared a holiday as a precautionary […]
PRESS RELEASE 6 December, 2007, CHENNAI – The gases that leaked on 4-5 December reportedly from CPCL are likely to be poisonous hydrocarbons with serious long-term implications on health, according to Community Environmental Monitoring, a Chennai-based voluntary organization if reports about the source of emissions are true. Refinery gases are typically known to contain highly […]
Cuddalore, 1 December 2007: A group of concerned people, institutional heads, religious leaders, young innovators, fisher folk, advocates and members of community organisation and community support groups monitoring pollution levels in SIPCOT near Cuddalore met on November 30th, 2007 in Cuddalore to discuss some of the burning problems faced by the citizens of Cuddalore. […]
Reported by Nityanand Jayaraman for www.sipcotcuddalore.com 1 December, 2007 — A Paras tanker carrying liquid effluents from Alwaye, Kerala-based Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) was caught by villagers in Mettur, even as it was emptying its toxic cargo into a stream flowing from MALCO Ltd’s compound. The incident happened barely 10 metres from […]
1 December 2007 Special Correspondent The Hindu, ——————————————————————————– No plan to provide them with alternative accommodation and means of livelihood Pollution Control Board did not conduct a proper assessment of environment impact ——————————————————————————– CUDDALORE: The Communist Party of India has stated that the proposed power project of the Cuddalore Power Company will displace […]
29 November 2007 Special Correspondent The Hindu CUDDALORE: A public hearing on the proposed 1,320-MW coal based power project of Cuddalore Power Company (CPC) was conducted amid tight security in the District Development Council Hall here on Wednesday. The session witnessed thin attendance and many of those who turned out opposed the project. Two persons […]
28 November 2007 Special Correspondent THE HINDU CUDDALORE: The public hearing on the proposed Cuddalore Power Company project will be held at the District Development Council Hall here on Wednesday. In a statement released here, District Collector Rajendra Ratnoo said that the villagers had been issued tokens to ensure their bona fides. […]