Cuddalore, 9 February 2006: A contract worker from Pachyankuppam, Cuddalore, recently lost consciousness after inhaling toxic gases emanating from the ground where the foundation for a new building was being dug. The site of the new building is alongside GSR chemicals in Kudikadu Panchayat.According to local reports GSR Chemicals is disposing its toxic effluents by […]
Cuddalore, 22 February 2006: The Cuddalore Panchayat Union has passed a new resolution on 20 February banning the setting up of new polluting units in the SIPCOT chemical complex. This resolution is of significance as it presents new hurdles for the Chemplast Sanmar’s proposed PVC plant in Cuddalore. There has been tremendous public opposition to […]
Download the report in Adobe pdf format for printing. Cuddalore, 18 February 2006: Pollution patrol conducted by the SACEM monitors once again highlights that no change has taken place in the levels of pollution in the SIPCOT area. The patrol that was conducted on 18 February 2006 indicates at the presence of toxic chemical odours […]
Cuddalore, 18 February 2006: During the pollution patrol conducted on 18 February 2006, the SACEM monitors found out that a SIPCOT company, Southern Pigments, which had been closed three years ago, was operating without a valid permissions. The company was running on electricity through generators and has a private bore well to meet its demand […]
Cuddalore, 3 February 2006: Youth from Semmankuppam village in the SIPCOT area have written to the Cuddalore Panchayat Union Council, urging them to refuse any permission to the Company to construct in the proposed site. No construction can commence without permission from the Panchayat Union. Youth members belonging to the Village Education & Health Improvement […]
Cuddalore, 2 February 2006: SIPCOT effluents are being blamed for a recent incident where a dolphin died on the beach near Gundu Uppalawadi, about 10 km North of SIPCOT. On 1 February 2006, a 20-foot long dolphin was found dead on Cuddalore shores. Local sources say that the untreated effluents being discharged by CUSECS may […]
Cuddalore, 28 January 2006: A Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) representative accompanied by the Assistant Environment Engineer (AEE) of the Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), today visited the industries in SIPCOT Cuddalore to inspect the hazardous waste conditions inside the units. According to SACEM, the visit started at 10 a.m. and went on for about […]