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 …
PUDUCHERRY: CPI national secretary D Raja, on Tuesday, demanded that the central governement formulate a comprehensive nuclear policy. Speaking with reference to the Koodankulam nuclear power project while addressing a press conference, Raja said that after the 123 agreement, the government had enacted the Civil Nuclear Liability Act and notified …
NABARD releases Rs.4 crore for laying 12 rural roads The State Government has allocated flood relief assistance of Rs. 8 crore to the district, P. Mohan, chairman of Tamil Nadu Assembly Petitions Committee, has said. Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, Mr. Mohan said Rs. 7 crore had been allocated …
It has unparalleled safety features, says technical team The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) has come up with unparalleled safety features and it has been constructed in such a way that it shall withstand any sort of natural calamity, be it earthquake or tsunami. Also, the fears of radiation and …
Hardening its stand, an anti-nuclear forum spearheading the stir against Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in Tirunelveli today said a series of protests had been planned there in the coming days, including a “wailing protest” on 30 January, death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. “We are fighting for our right to …
Members quite satisfied with Chief Minister's stand on the issue Sticking to the position that nothing short of closure of the Nuclear Power Plants in Kudankulam would satisfy them, members of the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) on Monday announced a series of protests in January to highlight their …
People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy has submitted an expert group report on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project to the Central government. The report contains a site survey and other issues with the power plant and was submitted in December last year, according to coordinator of PMANE S. P. Udayakumar. Speaking …
TIRUNELVELI: Suspecting that work is secretly going on at Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant, PMANE coordinator SP Udayakumar demanded the government to remove uranium fuel from the plant. Koodankulam Struggle Committee members came to the District Collectorate here on Tuesday. As the District Collector was not in the office, they met …
For Tamil Nadu, a State hitherto unknown for compulsive protestors and impulsive agitations, the year that saw ‘the protestor’ bringing about sweeping political changes in many parts of the world was different. For, two major agitations by common people, who came out into the streets spontaneously, continued to defy resolution …
A State-level conference was conducted at Kanyakumari near here on Thursday to demand the immediate closure of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), which, the participants said, threatened the right to life and livelihood of the people of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Prominent scientists, engineers, physicians, journalists, political leaders and …
The senior citizens of the Kudankulam area in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu have forwarded a communiqué to the Prime Minister of Japan against the revival the civil nuclear cooperation negotiations with India. The correspondence indicated that “although Japan is scientifically more capable, technologically superior, and financially better-off than most …
Fishermen’s children from the coastal villages of Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari districts, who took out a protest rally against the Koodankulam nuclear power project (KKNPP) at Koodankulam on Monday, in an open letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, charged his government with putting the interests of multinational corporations and foreign …
Claims necessary documents being submitted to AERB to carry out the task. Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) has rubbished claims of anti-nuclear activists and villagers that Kudankulam reactors in Tamil Nadu are getting loaded with uranium. The state-run enterprise, which is bullish after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said (during a recent …
Regret move to form a team of experts on Mullaperiyar dam The Cauvery Delta Farmers Welfare Association has called for the commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant at the earliest in view of the severe power shortage faced by the State. The association has expressed regret over the National …
Police use force to disperse them. A protest organised by farmers against the Kerala government's stand on the Mullaperiyar dam issue turned violent in Theni district on Wednesday and the police used force to disperse them at Goodalur and Cumbum. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam cadre blocked roads connecting Kerala with …
Following the model of Kanyakumari district, the Corporation has finally decided to impose ban on the production, sale and use of non-recyclable non-degradable plastic products within its jurisdiction. “The ban will come to effect within next two months,” Mayor Vijila Sathyananth announced in the council meeting held here on Wednesday. …
Several industrial associations have sought early commissioning of the Kudankulam power project. Though the industries in Coimbatore had postponed the proposal to go on a fast in support of the project, the associations have said the State was facing shortage and commissioning of the project was necessary to meet the …
Strikes, demonstrations held in many parts of Western region Tuesday saw strikes, demonstrations, and observance of a fast in many parts of Western region asking the Government to commission the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant immediately. Small scale industries in Erode district stopped production for the day demanding that the Union …
Industrialists in and around Tiruchi manufacturing components for power plant equipment sought prompt commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant on Tuesday by observing a day-long fast, in deference to a call by Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries' Association (TANSTIA). The fast organised by BHEL Small Industries' Association (BHELSIA) …
A Central panel has assuaged fears surrounding the Kudankulam nuclear project, in Tamil Nadu. The 15-member panel, appointed in October, said the design of the 2,000-Mw nuclear project meets safety standards. The group’s observations had came handy to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while announcing during his recent Russia visit that …
It is spread over eight years and costs Rs.686.28 crore Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday announced implementation of an eight-year Rs.686.28 crore Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation and Greening Project to increase green cover in the State, avoid conflict between man-animal and prevent animals from migrating to grassfield in search of …
