Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Report filed by the Kayalpattinam Municipality dated 09/11/2023 in the matter of Mass Empowerment and Guidance Association Vs The Kayalpattinam Municipality and Others. The matter related to disposal of legacy waste at Kayalpattinam municipality, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu. Technical approval for the solid waste disposal work for bio mining waste …
Additional written submission filed by the Tamil Nadu Coastal Zone Management Authority regarding mining of beach sand minerals. V. V. Mineral. The reports filed by the Special Team reveal illegal mining in 21 out of 34 mining leases granted to V. V. Mineral in three districts. It was estimated that …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M/S. Southern Petrochemical Industries Corpn. Ltd Vs S. Joel & Others dated 04/02/2019 regarding diversion of 0.055 hectares of forest land in Srivaigundam Village in Thoothukudi Division for construction of an intake well for "drinking water purposes". But allegation …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M/S. Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Ltd. Vs S. Joel & Others dated 28/01/2019 regarding supply of water to industries from Srivaikuntam anaicut, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. Supreme Court directs TWAD Board to submit proper data clearly bifurcating the extent of …
A three-man committee constituted to examine the closure of the plant The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging a National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) decision to constitute an “independent and credible” committee, led by former Punjab and Haryana Chief Justice S.J. Vazifdar, to look into the State’s …
Locals in and around the plant have for long been protesting demanding the closure of Vedanta's copper smelter unit on the ground that it allegedly caused pollution, a charge rejected by the company MADURAI: The Madras High Court today reserved its order on a PIL seeking quashing of the environmental …
In a massive movement similar to the 2017 'Jallikattu Protest', thousands of people in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi are unanimously protesting on the streets, demanding the closure of the Sterlite Copper Smelter Plant for allegedly causing long-term pollution to residents. Several shops had remained shut on Sunday in response to a …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests is yet to even consider the proposal for framing Terms of Reference (ToR) for the second unit of the copper smelter plant of Vedanta Limited at the SIPCOT Industrial Complex in Therkku Veerapandiapuram village in Thoothukudi district. (The ToR is prescribed for projects seeking …
The NLC Tamil Nadu Power Plant Limited (NTPL) will establish a new solar power plant with a capacity of 200 megawatt, S. Sathiyanarayanan, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, NTPL, Thoothukudi, said on Tuesday while talking to media personnel here. He said a techno-commercial feasibility study was on to set …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Souuthern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Kayalpatnam Environmental Protection Association (KEPA) Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change & Others dated 15/02/2016 regarding pollution caused by Dharangadhara Chemical Works Limited (DCW Ltd.) and the the grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) dated 24.02.2014 …
Amid allegations of large scale mining of sand from the river bed under the pretext of desilting the Srivaikundam dam, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered Thoothukudi district to keep the entire sand mined so far in the stock yard and not transport or sell it until further orders. The …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Ossie Fernandes Vs.The Union of India dated 29/09/2015 regarding Coastal Zone Management Plans with reference to the CRZ Notification, 2011 for the districts of Kanyakumari, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Pudukottai and Thirunelveli.
CHENNAI:The Southern Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) to immediately consider the proposal of the TN government to desilt Srivaikundam dam and pass orders before June 5. On May 13, the NGT pulled up the MoEF for giving more importance …
It is high time to protect mangrove habitats, which serve as nurseries for native fish population, to enhance the dwindling fisheries. Mangroves along the tropical shores nurture fisheries and help protect coasts from storms, according to lead researchers from Latvia here on Saturday. The researchers, Matiss Zagars and Kalvis Grinvalds, …
Tourism Minister inaugurates work, taken up at a cost of Rs. 32 lakh The Tuticorin Corporation has embarked on a new project to convert solid and liquid waste into energy for consumption. The work taken up at a cost of Rs. 32 lakh was inaugurated by S.P. Shanmuganathan, Tourism Minister, …
Letter to M/s. Udangudi Power Corporation Ltd. from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding environmental clearance of 2x800 MW Udangadi Super Critical Imported Coal Based TPP at village Udangudi, in Thiruchendur Taluk, in Thoothukudi district, in Tamil Nadu dated October 14, 2013.
Move comes after District collector was transferred The Tamil Nadu Government today ordered to form a special team to verify the illicit mining in Thoothukudi district in Southern Tamil Nadu, which has been on the storm after the District Collector was transferred after conducting a raid in a private company …
Officials inspected the Vaipar and Vembar coastline on Tuesday to check any illegal mining operations. In the wake of complaints by fishermen about private companies indulging in illegal mining of beach sand and causing environmental hazard, two teams were constituted to check any violation of Mines Act, Collector Ashish Kumar …
Both required fresh clearance as coal availability was an issue The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Environment and Forests Ministry has reiterated its recommendation, given three years ago, for granting environmental clearance for the Rs. 8,400-crore Udangudi supercritical thermal power project. The committee has also recommended environmental clearance …
EIA & EMP for The Proposed 2 X 800 MW Udangudi Super Critical Thermal Power Project ( A CDM Project ) of TANGEDCO. The EIA studies were conducted and EIA/EMP reports were prepared through M/s. „Bhagavathi Ana Labs Ltd.‟, Hyderabad and approached MoEF for Environmental Clearance with the domestic ( …
