Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of P. G. Sethuram Vs State of Tamil Nadu dated 11/11/2021. Grievance in the application is against illegal operation of a stone crusher – Erode mines at survey No. 733/2, 734/2, Senapathipalayam village, Kangayam taluk, Tirupur district, Tamiil Nadu, on agricultural …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Magaarani Dyeings,Tiruppur.Vs. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Rep. by its Member Secretary, Chennai & Others dated 03/09/2015. This application is field by the applicant, a dyeing unit, for a direction against the respondents viz., the State Pollution Control …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. Kathir Blue Metals Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 06/08/2015 regarding Consent to Operate (CTO) the stone crushing unit situated at No. 518/1C, Myvadi, 1, 2 Village, Narasingapuram Post, Udumalaipettai Taluk, Tiruppur District, …
The average groundwater level in Tamil Nadu has declined considerably in the past five years, with only 4 of 30 districts showing any major increase. Coimbatore district has the lowest level at 13.12 m. In Chennai, the average level in June 2010 was 4.68 m. This has now fallen to …
The study highlights the climatic water balance, drought assessment and agricultural potentiality of Uppar Odai sub-basin located in the Southern part of India, Tamil Nadu state. The average annual precipitation in the sub-basin is 625 mm, which is much lower than the state average rainfall (970 mm). It has been …
Proposal sent to seek approval from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Dyeing units in Tirupur apparel cluster are all set to sign agreements with three cement manufacturing companies in an effort to dispose of the entire sludge generated during the effluent treatment process. “The sludge coming out during the dyeing …
A special monitoring team completed the collection of effluent treatment data for three months from the Common Effluent Treatment Plants on Saturday to ascertain whether the ‘zero liquid discharge’ norms were followed at the plant. The data obtaining, carried out in two phases, was necessitated after one of the member …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vadamugam Kangayempalayam Vs. MoEF dated 19/06/2015 regarding Environment Clearance granted to M/s IG3 Infra Ltd. for setting thermal power Station in the village Vadamugam Kangeyampadayam, Taluk Avinashi, District Tiruppur, which falls in SEZ area.
With the aim of tapping renewable energy potential, the Railways commissioned a rooftop solar power grid system and two solar-powered water heaters at Tirupur railway station, on Tuesday. The solar power grid of 2.88 Kilo Watt capacity was set up at an outlay of Rs. 3.13 lakh as a pilot …
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board’s district unit has forwarded a report to its head office suggesting issuance of closure order to a packaged water bottling unit near here, which was under criticism of farmers in the vicinity for causing pollution. Board’s District Environmental Engineer (Tirupur North) K. Elankumaran told The …
Residents of Uthukuli taluk met Collector G. Govindaraj on Monday to express their concern over the proposed installation of 48MW captive power plant coming up as part of a private Textile Special Economic Zone in the region. “There will be pollution within a radius of over 15km since coal is …
To understand the diverse habitats of migratory birds and make comparison studies, the bird watchers’ team of Nature Society of Tirupur, that has been studying the arrival-departure patterns of such species in western region, travelled across the State where migratory birds flock in large numbers. The assessment helped find the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Sri Murugan Dyeing Vs Disrict Environmental Engineer, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 15/10/2014 regarding seeking consent to operate (CFO) from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (Board), Tiruppur the dyeing unit of the Applicant at S.F. …
Environment activists and groundwater protectionists from Arulpuram area submitted a representation to Collector G. Govindaraj on Monday asking the administration to close down those individual dyeing units and Common Effluent Treatment Plants in Tirupur cluster which are found violating the pollution control norms. In the petition, the activists had highlighted …
The Forest Department is undertaking research to identify various types of tree species that can grow in areas that have been polluted. These species can be used in afforestation initiatives in places such as Tirupur where industrial pollution is high. S. Balaji, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Research and Education), …
Hit by the indiscriminate discharge of industrial effluents, the farmers in Arulpuram, Pachamkuttaplayam, and a few other hamlets have threatened to quit agriculture. “We will have to hold agitations for getting rehabilitation package if the situation continues in this manner as our repeated pleas to authorities pointing out the unabated …
Powerloom weavers in Coimbatore and Tirupur districts have sought 50 per cent subsidy to go in for solar power. The association has appealed to the Union Government to increase the subsidy from the existing 30 per cent as the weavers do not have the financial resources to go in for …
A group of textile units in Tirupur and Coimbatore districts have joined hands to establish a 20-MW solar project in the State. The project was commissioned recently in two phases. M. Ramasamy, Managing Director of Alpine Knits India, and D. Prabhu, secretary of Texpreneurs Forum, told The Hindu on Wednesday …
Complaints of indiscriminate discharge of industrial effluents into the water bodies and insufficient water for irrigation in various places under PAP canal system, among a few other issues, dominated the proceedings of the grievances redress meeting which the district administration conducted for the farmers here on Wednesday. Commercial purposes Illegal …
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on Monday ordered closure of two oil extraction units, and one blue metal stone crushing unit in the district for causing air pollution. The board had directed the Tangedco to immediately disconnect the power supply to the three units. The board’s District Environmental Engineer …
Residents of Cuddalore town have protested a proposal of the textile and the knitwear industries to set up a common effluent treatment plant (CETP) in the coastal area . The Federation of All Residents’Associations, Cuddalore, at a meeting held here under the presidentship of P. Venkatesan recently adopted a resolution …
