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No long-term environmental harm in Ennore due to CPCL oil spill, says Union govt.
2 days, 9 hours ago

No long-term environmental harm in Ennore due to CPCL oil spill, says Union govt.

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Friday said that Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited had taken significant steps to address the environmental damage caused by the oil spill in Ennore, in December 2023. He also sought clarification on CPCL’s transparency in the remediation process and whether it had complied with the directives issued by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control …

Cpcl Oil
Opinion divided on Ennore thermal plant expansion at public hearing
3 days, 2 hours ago

Opinion divided on Ennore thermal plant expansion at public hearing

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board held a public hearing on Friday to discuss the proposed expansion of the Ennore Thermal Power Station. M. Karunakaran, a fisher leader from Kattukuppam, said Ennore’s industrial growth over the past 30 years had failed to create permanent jobs, while harming the livelihoods of fishers and farmers as well as the health of the …

Expansion Project Plant Ennore Public Hearing Etps
Plastic ban
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Plastic ban

The Hindu  

Virudhunagar district administration has warned of stringent action against those manufacturing banned single-use plastic goods, those selling and stocking them and also against those who were strewing such goods in the open space without clearing them properly. The Collector said 65 factories that were illegally manufacturing single-use plastic goods had been closed down in Virudhunagar district by the Tamil Nadu …

Virudhunagar Plastic Goods Collector Manufacturing Ban
School closed after ‘gas leak’ to reopen today
1 month, 1 week ago

School closed after ‘gas leak’ to reopen today

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: After remaining closed for 18 days, owing to a suspected gas leak, Victory Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Tiruvottiyur will reopen on Wednesday for students of classes 10 to 12. The decision was made during a meeting held on Tuesday at the Tiruvottiyur zonal office, attended by parents, teachers, and government officials who agreed on a phased reopening of …

School Icu Reopen Today
Life amid litter
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Life amid litter

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: ‘Enadhu kuppai, enadhu porupu, ena urudhi alaipomae’. Then, waste pickers divide paper-based products into cardboard, newspapers, white and coloured; metals into aluminium, copper, and brass; and plastics into pet bottles, and dolls. To increase income generation opportunities and improve health for waste pickers in the city, Kabadiwalla Connect, a waste management solutions provider, and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control …

Waste Kuppai
Keep Your City Clean: Don't Let the Deepavali Waste Go to Waste
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Keep Your City Clean: Don't Let the Deepavali Waste Go to Waste

The Hindu  

Environmental groups and individuals are promoting responsible waste management during Deepavali. Urbaser Sumeet has launched a social media campaign to raise awareness about the three situations that can result from bursting crackers: keeping cracker waste separate, cooling it completely before sealing, and handing it over to conservancy staff separately.

Waste Management Environmental Awareness Public Engagement Recycling
TNPCB to begin study to map noise pollution in Chennai
3 months, 2 weeks ago

TNPCB to begin study to map noise pollution in Chennai

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board will shortly commission a study for noise mapping in Chennai. The order issued by P Senthilkumar, principal secretary, Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department, said four sensors will be used in each of the 15 Chennai Corporation zones as part of the mapping exercise. The aim of the study is to identify noise …

Chennai Noise Pollution Noise Map
People in Erode urged to use eco-friendly Vinayaka idols
3 months, 3 weeks ago

People in Erode urged to use eco-friendly Vinayaka idols

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has asked people to use only eco-friendly Vinayaka idols for the Vinayaka Chaturthi festival that falls on September 7 and also immerse the idols in places notified by the district administration. A release from TNPCB said idols made of only natural, biodegradable and eco-friendly raw materials without any toxic, inorganic materials such as traditional …

Idols Natural Dyes Vinayaka
TNPCB allows Ennore chemical plant to reopen
4 months ago

TNPCB allows Ennore chemical plant to reopen

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has granted permission to Coromandel International Limited for resuming operations of its phosphoric and sulphuric acid plants located in Ennore. However, the board has not permitted the organisation to open its ammonia storage facility, without obtaining a no-objection certificate from the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health and subjected to approvals from the Tamil …

Ennore Cil Tnpcb
A status check on a handful of green initiatives in Chennai
5 months, 1 week ago

A status check on a handful of green initiatives in Chennai

The Hindu  

Have you switched over to the Manjappai? According to Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, 31 Meendum Manjappai vending machines have been installed across Chennai and many more are on the way. ‘Sanitary napkin vending machines at Metro stations suffer from rough handing by users’ Back in 2021, in coordination with Rotary Club of Madras and Geo India Foundation, Chennai Metro …

Tamil Nadu Chennai Bags Metro Station Machine Stations
Pungent odour rattles Kelambakkam residents, TNPCB sets up monitor
5 months, 1 week ago

Pungent odour rattles Kelambakkam residents, TNPCB sets up monitor

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Several residents living in gated communities in Siruseri and Kelambakkam, about 20 km south of Chennai on the Old Mahabalipuram Road, have raised a stink about a foul, ammonia-like smell every day late in the evening and night for the past few weeks. Around 20,000 people live in more than 10 gated communities like Eden Park, House of Hiranandani, …

Smell Residents Pcb Kelambakkam
44.50 lakh kg of industrial waste removed from SIPCOT premises in Erode district
5 months, 2 weeks ago

44.50 lakh kg of industrial waste removed from SIPCOT premises in Erode district

The Hindu  

The Erode district administration has said 44.5 lakh kg of waste salt, generated in industries at SIPCOT, Perundurai, were removed from March to June this year. In a press release, Erode Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara said solid waste generated from textile processing industries were treated at the effluent treatment plants on the premises and the waste was used as an …

Waste Erode Sipcot Premises Waste Salt Treatment Plants
Madras HC directs TNPCB to check Isha Yoga’s Kovai crematorium
6 months, 1 week ago

Madras HC directs TNPCB to check Isha Yoga’s Kovai crematorium

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to hold an inspection at the electric crematorium set up by Isha Yoga Centre at Ikkarai Boluvampatti in Coimbatore and file a report on its findings by June 26. Moreover, he stated that permission for raising the crematorium was granted by the civic body authorities without …

Petition Ikkarai Boluvampatti Isha Yoga Centre
TNPCB issues notices to two Chennai firms over water pollution
6 months, 1 week ago

TNPCB issues notices to two Chennai firms over water pollution

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In the wake of a complaint to the Chief Minister’s grievance cell from a resident in Sriperumbudur regarding pollution of a local waterbody, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has issued notices to two factories in the area. The complaint filed by activist K Suryamohan stated that two factories -- Flexible Bags and Thirumalai Steels Private Ltd in Karanaithangal …

Water pollution high around Coimbatore's Vellalore dump yard
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Water pollution high around Coimbatore's Vellalore dump yard

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: The air and water quality were very poor in the Vellalore area after the fire accident at the dump yard in the city, according to an RTI reply from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. Though the City Municipal Corporation, district administration, Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Service Department, police department, TNPCB, army personnel along local people put out …

Air Water Quality Coimbatore Yard Vellalore Dump
’Matter of concern’: NGT directs TNPCB, WRD to file reports on ‘forever chemicals’ in Chennai waterbodies
8 months ago

’Matter of concern’: NGT directs TNPCB, WRD to file reports on ‘forever chemicals’ in Chennai waterbodies

The Hindu  

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has expressed concerns about the presence of ‘forever chemicals’ in Chennai waterbodies. Taking suo motu cognisance of chemical contamination in Buckingham Canal, Adyar River, and Chembarambakkam Lake based on news reports on a study done by Indian Institute of Technology Madras, the bench noted that the presence of polyfluoroalkyl substances — synthetic …

Water Epa Treatment Plant
TN asks NGT to impose heft penalty on Coromandel Fertilizer plant for gas leak
9 months, 2 weeks ago

TN asks NGT to impose heft penalty on Coromandel Fertilizer plant for gas leak

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The state government has urged the National Green Tribunal to impose a hefty fine on the Coromandel fertilizer plant at Ennore for the ammonia gas leak accident, in addition to the compensation of Rs 5.92 crores imposed by the state government earlier. Based on the recommendations by the technical committee appointed by the government to investigate the accident, the …

Accident Bench Ngt Coromandel Cil Tnpcb Gas Leak
Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking to reopen Thoothukudi Sterlite copper plant
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking to reopen Thoothukudi Sterlite copper plant

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court, on February 29, dismissed the special leave petition filed by Vedanta to reopen Thoothukudi Sterlite copper plant. The apex court upholds the Madras High Court judgment of August 2020 confirming the State government and TNPCB decision to permanently shut down plant for causing environmental violations. The apex court noted that though the Thoothukudi plant was contributing to …

Court Plant Thoothukudi
NGT seeks report from TNPCB on compliance of bulk waste generators with waste disposal in State
9 months, 4 weeks ago

NGT seeks report from TNPCB on compliance of bulk waste generators with waste disposal in State

The Hindu  

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has sought a report from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on bulk waste generators and regulation mechanisms for such entities. Taking suo motu cognisance of bulk waste disposal issues in the State, based on an article published in The Hindu on February 4, 2024, the NGT directed the TNPCB to file …

State Waste Ngt Bulk Waste Generators
Ennore ammonia gas leak | Fertiliser company that was responsible ready to pay ₹5.92 crore as compensation: T.N. Minister
10 months ago

Ennore ammonia gas leak | Fertiliser company that was responsible ready to pay ₹5.92 crore as compensation: T.N. Minister

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Environment Minister Siva V. Meyyanathan on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, told the State Legislative Assembly that the next step with regard to Coromandel International Ltd, a fertiliser manufacturing unit in Ennore, Chennai, that had been shut down in the wake of an ammonia leak in December, that led to the hospitalisation of over 50 people, would be taken …

Tamil Nadu Member Ennore
Ennore ammonia gas leak | 67.6 tonnes of ammonia gas estimated to have leaked, committee tells NGT
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ennore ammonia gas leak | 67.6 tonnes of ammonia gas estimated to have leaked, committee tells NGT

The Hindu  

The technical committee constituted to probe the ammonia leak in Ennore has estimated that 67.638 tonnes of the gas was leaked from the undersea pipeline of Coromandel International Limited on December 26, 2023. During the hearing of a suo motu case on the gas leak by the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal, the counsel appearing for the Tamil …

Committee Ammonia Leak
Concerns raised over lack of specifics in technical committee recommendations on ammonia leak in Ennore
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Concerns raised over lack of specifics in technical committee recommendations on ammonia leak in Ennore

The Hindu  

Ennore residents have raised concerns over the recommendations of the technical committee constituted to inspect the ammonia leak from an industrial pipeline, on December 26, 2023. In an official release on Sunday, the committee asked the company - Coromandel International Limited - to replace the ammonia pipeline and upgrade to a fully automatic control system with interlock facility at all …

Committee Ammonia Ennore
Ennore ammonia gas leak | Tamil Nadu govt. directs TNPCB to pursue legal action against fertiliser firm
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ennore ammonia gas leak | Tamil Nadu govt. directs TNPCB to pursue legal action against fertiliser firm

The Hindu  

The State government has directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to implement the recommendations of the technical committee report on the ammonia gas leak in Ennore. Further, the State sought to take legal action against the fertiliser firm Coromandel International Limited, responsible for the gas leak. Water curtain system, fire water nozzles in ammonia feed pumps should be installed …

State Pipeline Ammonia Leak
Burning issue: Bhogi bonfires spark debate on waste disposal
11 months, 1 week ago

Burning issue: Bhogi bonfires spark debate on waste disposal

The Hindu  

“Listen, there were many trees earlier, and only organic items were burnt on Bhogi. “Nobody asked us to refrain from burning waste or this would lead to any ‘global warming’, but the Greater Chennai Police instructed us to do it either after 7 p.m. or by 3 a.m. We ask people to stay indoors. Bulky items left around bins A …

Waste Disposal Burnt Waste Bhogi