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Pollution Patrol 3: Pollution levels extremely high
Cuddalore, 3 August 2006: Third pollution patrol was conducted before the TNPCB – SAECM joint patrolling and the observations showed that the pollution levels were extremely high in SIPCOT. The odour levels from some units were recorded at 8 on a scale of 10.

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Date: 03 August 2006
Time: 4:50 pm to 7:30 pm

S No. Name of the company Time Wind Direction Location of the monitors Odour Rank Health effects Other observations

1.

Arkema Peroxides

4:50 pm

SW to NE

ECR road

--

--

--

--

2.

Pandian Chemicals

4:55 pm

SW to NE

ECR road

--

--

--

--

3.

Pioneer Miyagi Chemicals

5:00 pm

SW to NE

ECR road

--

--

--

--

4.

SPIC Pharma

5:05 pm

SW to NE

Eachangadu road

Public toilet

6

Headache, vomiting and throat irritation

--

5.

Tantech Agro Chemicals

5:10 pm

SW to NE

5 cross road

Sour and acid like odour

8

Headache, stomach rumbling, giddiness and eye burning

4 acid tankers were parked outside the factory gate

6.

Asian Paints

5:15 pm

SW to NE

Service road on the backside of company

Sapotta odour

5

--

Noise of steam emission noticed from the unit

7.

GSR

5:16 pm

SW to NE

Near the main gate of the unit

--

--

--

Company is not working

8.

CUSECS 5

5:20 pm

SW to NE

4th cross roas

Bad odour (smell unidentified0

3

--

--

9.

Loyal Super Fabrics

5:25 pm

SW to NE

Kudikadu village

--

--

--

Company not working

10.

Shasun Chemicals

5:30 pm

SW to NE

Kudikadu village road

Paint and acid smell

5

Eye burning

--

11.

Aurobindo Chemicals

5:35 pm

SW to NE

4th cross road

Acid

4

Headache

--

12.

Tagros Chemicals

7:15 pm

SW to NE

1st cross road

Acid and toilet odour

8

Suffocation, stomach rumbling, headache and throat irritation

--

13.

Victory Chemicals

7:20 pm

SW to NE

Main gate of the unit

--

--

--

--

14.

CUSECS 6

7:22 pm

SW to NE

Near the CUSECS sump

bad odour (unidentified)

5

--

--

15.

TANFAC

7:30 pm

SW to NE

3rd cross road

Acid

4

Headache

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