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Unseasonal rain rubs salt in the wounds of salt pan workers, owners in Thoothukudi
7 months, 1 week ago

Unseasonal rain rubs salt in the wounds of salt pan workers, owners in Thoothukudi

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: The salt industry in Thoothukudi is in a state of disarray as unexpected rains, nearly three spells in two and a half months, have hampered the salt manufacturing process. Even as the Thoothukudi region is well-known for the salt pans, located along the coastline, the unprecedented rains and subsequent floods in December have already disfigured the salt pans stretching …

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Can’t allow reopening of plant straightaway: SC on Vedanta case
10 months ago

Can’t allow reopening of plant straightaway: SC on Vedanta case

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that it could not straightaway allow the reopening of Vedanta’s Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi as it must also protect the “voiceless people” and the “well-being of the community living in the area.” The Supreme Court as hearing an appeal by the Sterlite Copper against a judgment of the Madras high …

India Tamil Nadu Court Pollution State Plant Thoothukudi
Is Vedanta's Sterlite Copper plant in Tamil Nadu set for reopening?
1 year, 10 months ago

Is Vedanta's Sterlite Copper plant in Tamil Nadu set for reopening?

India Today  

Nearly five years after the Tamil Nadu government had sealed the Vedanta group’s Sterlite Copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi, prospects of its reopening have brightened. After reports suggested that Vedanta had shelved plans to sell the plant, full-page newspaper ‘Give back our livelihoods’, screams the The appeal to give livelihoods back cited that hundreds of thousands of people were jobless …

India Tamil Nadu Court Closure Crore Plant Thoothukudi
Give us 30 per cent of dry fly ash generated from Thoothukudi power station : Brick manufacturers
2 years, 1 month ago

Give us 30 per cent of dry fly ash generated from Thoothukudi power station : Brick manufacturers

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: Tamil Nadu Fly Ash Bricks and Blocks Manufacturers Association has urged the State government to allot 30% of the dry fly ash generated from Thoothukudi Thermal Power Station to manufacturers free of cost as against the former allotment of 20%. Founder-president of the association DS Saravanan said the TTPS had not renewed allotment orders for as many as 120 …

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Cargo vessel owners in Thoothukudi seek separate berth at Maldives
2 years, 8 months ago

Cargo vessel owners in Thoothukudi seek separate berth at Maldives

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: In order to improve the business, turnover time and safety, Thoothukudi Cargo Vessel Owners has urged the Maldivian authorities to establish a separate berth for cargo vessels from the district. They said as the Indian government has a fair bilateral relationship with the Maldivian government and has granted Line of Credit for constructing a seaport at Gulhifalhu, the Maldivian …

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