It said the order was only a knee-jerk reaction of the state to "appease" a section of public with vested interest Vedanta group's Sterlite Copper Wednesday told the Madras High Court that the Tamil Nadu government's closure order against its Tuticorin unit was nothing but "naked" discrimination. It said the …
It said the order was only a knee-jerk reaction of the state to "appease" a section of public with vested interest Vedanta group's Sterlite Copper Wednesday told the Madras High Court that the Tamil Nadu government's closure order against its Tuticorin unit was nothing but "naked" discrimination. It said the …
MADURAI: Hundreds of fishermen and women on Monday staged a protest against the construction of a coal jetty in Kallamoli coastal village (between Manapad and Tiruchendur) for bringing coal to the upcoming 1,320 MW supercritical thermal power plant at Udangudi in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu. Hundreds of women from …
The Tamil Nadu government had on May 28 ordered the state pollution control board to seal and "permanently" close the mining group's copper plant following violent protests over pollution concerns Mining major Vedanta, which has challenged the Tamil Nadu government's order to permanently shut down its Sterlite copper plant in …
The National Green Tribunal today sought the response of the Tamil Nadu government and the state pollution control board on mining major Vedanta's plea challenging the state's order to permanently shut down its Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin. At least 13 people were killed and several injured on May 22 …
The Tamil Nadu government had ordered the state Pollution Control Board to seal and "permanently" close the group's copper plant following violent protests over pollution concerns. The National Green Tribunal on Thursday will hear a plea moved by metals and mining giant Vedanta Ltd challenging the Tamil Nadu government’s order …
The Tamil Nadu government has been punching the air since ordering the “permanent closure” of Sterlite Copper smelter in Tuticorin on Monday, but legal experts say the grounds of the order are so weak that the company could challenge it. After 100 days of protests and two days of firing …
Former Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today rejected reports in a section of the media that he had a role in granting clearance to the controversial Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin. "The facts speak for themselves. I became Minister of Environment and Forests on May 31, 2009. The Sterlite project …
NEW DELHI: Being at the centre of controversy since it was proposed in 1995, the four lakh tonne capacity of smelting plant of Sterlite at Tuticorin was rejected by three states – Gujarat, Goa and Maharashtra – before it was finally allowed to be set-up in Tamil Nadu. Sharing details …
Anti-Sterlite protest: Protesters at the site have cited pollution from the copper plant, including issues relating to disposal of copper waste and effluents from the operational unit, demanding its permanent closure. CONCERNS over pollution have dogged Sterlite Copper unit that has been in operation in Tuticorin since its inception over …
Order of the Madras High Court regarding environmental clearance granted to Sterlite Industries Limited and which is carrying on construction activities on the site for the proposed Copper Smelter Unit II at SIPCOT, Tuticorin. The clearance has, according to the petitioner, been obtained by Vedanta, without the conduct of a …
Tuticorin: Activists and environmentalists fear that pollution which has been the scourge of Tuticorin city for decades may have taken a turn for the worse. Recently, Tuticorin stood 21st in a list of 94 polluted cities in the country identified by Central Pollution Control Board based on a five-year study …
Tuticorin: Tense moments prevailed at the Sipcot industrial estate on the outskirts of the city here on Monday as more than 2,000 people, including 1,250 women, from 18 villages around the Sterlite copper plant thronged the industrial estate to petition the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) and Sipcot officials …
Chief minister Edappadi K Palanisami has sought a detailed report on the Sterlite row from the Tuticorin district administration. The report will soon be sent to him and we expect a good decision to be taken by the chief minister, minister for information and publicity Kadambur C Raju told reporters …
On Sunday, shops in Tuticorin remained shut following a call given by activists against the Sterlite Industries copper plant. Chennai: Around 15,000 people gathered for a protest meeting on Saturday night demanding the closure of a copper smelting plant in the Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu. Alleging pollution of air, …
Against an installed wind energy generation capacity of 8,300MW, Tangedco on Tuesday evacuated 4,600MWAgainst an installed wind energy generation capacity of 8,300MW, Tangedco on Tuesday evacuated 4,600MW CHENNAI: State-run discom Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco), on Tuesday evening touched an all-time high in wind power evacuation. Against an …
A total number of 46 samples were collected from the open wells during post monsoon season in and around the Tuticorin city to evaluate the water quality and scrutinize the hydro chemical characteristics. Quality assessment is done by estimating the pH, electrical conductivity, temperature, major cation (Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca+ …
In the context of achieving a national set target of 60 GW by 2022, a study was carried out in Kayathar, Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu, India on noise propagation from wind turbines. Acoustic and non-acoustic parameters were measured according to IEC 61400-11 at wind speeds of 4–13 and 0.7–8.6 m/s. …
MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday ordered notice to the Tuticorin district collector, geology and mines assistant director and Srivaiguntham tahsildar on a petition that sought to prevent sand mining operations on the Thamirabarani riverbed. In his petition, S Selvanayagam, former ward member of Keelpidagai …
A total of 2,527 victims of flash floods that occurred in parts of Tuticorin on Monday were rescued and evacuated by 16 boats from their residential localities to safer places. These victims were provided food, shelter and clothes after being accommodated in six temporary relief camps, Tourism Minister S.P. Shunmuganathan …
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has the enviable status of being one of the largest wind power-producing states; it also possesses more around 7,800MW installed capacity of this renewable power. Now to reap the most of this resource, the state is utilising a new wind power forecasting service. The output of wind …
