Thursday, 15 November , 2007 By K. Sreedevi Sify News Chennai: Chemplast Sanmar, the Chennai-based PVC major, is alleged to be dumping close to 28 chemicals into the river Cauvery from its plastic manufacturing unit in Mettur, the industrial town situated on the northwest of Tamil Nadu. Of these chemicals, five are reported to be […]
Cuddalore, 9 November 2007: SACEM monitors today reported another incident of illegal effluent discharge in the Eachangadu canal next to the Eachangadu village in SIPCOT Cuddalore. According to the monitors the effluent was brick red in colour and had a strong odour of paint and kerosene to it ranked at 7 on a scale of […]
8 September 2007 Special Correspondent The Hindu CUDDALORE: A joint meeting of environmentalists, lawyers, scientists, consumer activists and a section of the pollution-affected people held here recently voiced concern over the pollution problem in Cuddalore which, according to them, had already reached the saturation point. Therefore, to avoid further degradation of environment and to […]
Cuddalore, 1 November 2007: Thick and dark smoke was noticed from SPIC unit in SIPCOT Cuddalore yesterday morning. According to the SACEM monitors the smoke was noticed around 6:30 am and continued for about an hour. The smoke was so thick and intense that it looked like a unit inside the factory was on […]
24 October 2007 A.V. Ragunathan The Hindu, CUDDALORE: The Louisiana Bucket Brigade, an environmentalists’ group in the U.S., has expressed solidarity with the SIPCOT Area Community Environment Monitoring Committee and the environmentalists in Cuddalore in their combat against pollution. Voicing concern over the pollution level in the SIPCOT Industrial Estate, the Brigade has proposed […]
17 October 2007 Special Correspondent THE HINDU CUDDALORE: Following a sudden bout of fever in Kudikadu, in the past two days, District Collector Rajendra Ratnoo has deployed a medical team to screen the people there. The team led by Deputy Director (Health) R.Meera is camping in the village to offer medical aid. Of the 83 […]
17 October 2007 Special Correspondent THE HINDU CUDDALORE: Following a sudden bout of fever in Kudikadu, in the past two days, District Collector Rajendra Ratnoo has deployed a medical team to screen the people there. The team led by Deputy Director (Health) R.Meera is camping in the village to offer medical aid. Of […]