Mettur, 12 March 2009: A tanker carrying toxic effluents from Chemplast Sanmar was caught on 11 March while discharging its contents into a water-body in Mettur by villagers, and handed over to the Karumalaikoodal Police Station. Chemplast’s four plants in Mettur do not have a license to operate from the Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board. Based […]
Cuddalore, 16 February 2009: SACEM monitors caught Victory Chemicals openly burning its hazardous waste within its compound today. According to SACEM monitors Victory was burning its waste openly in the morning. The monitors saw smoke emanating from behind the factory (on the banks of Uppanar) where its waste is usually piled up. They immediately alerted […]
Cuddalore 5 March 2009: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has initiated yet another study of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in SIPCOT Cuddalore from 2nd March 2009. The local villagers are reporting a sharp decline in the chemical odours from the SIPCOT units since the study, alleging that the units are not operating at […]
21 February, 2009, Mettur Dam One worker – P. Thangaraj (23 years) of Anaipallam hamlet — had to have his left leg amputated after a massive explosion at Chemplast’s Metkem Silicon plant in Mettur Dam crushed the victims limb. The explosion which was heard at around 2.30 p.m. on 21 February is the latest in […]
21 February, 2009, Mettur Dam One worker – P. Thangaraj (23 years) of Anaipallam hamlet — had to have his left leg amputated after a massive explosion at Chemplast’s Metkem Silicon plant in Mettur Dam crushed the victims limb. The explosion which was heard at around 2.30 p.m. on 21 February is the latest in […]
Cuddalore, 26 January 2009: Fishermen fishing in river Uppanar on 25 January at about 3.30 am reported rotten dead body odour and fish kill. According to the fishermen very intense odour of rotten dead body and foam like substance on the water was noticed from the river behind Kudikadu village. Fishermen also reported increase number […]
Cuddalore, 22 January 2009: Fishermen in Uppanar have reported increased incidents of catching fishes with diseases. According to SACEM monitor and fisherman from Sangolikuppam S. Pugazendhi many fishes of a local variety ‘Madava’ are being noticed with burnt skin and blisters. This damage in the fish is being noticed for about a month in the […]