TNPCB
conducts joint patrol with SIPCOT residents to verify their
complaints of increased air pollution
Cuddalore,
4 July 2007: A day after
receiving several complaints of increased pollution in the SIPCOT
area the District Environment Engineer (DEE) of Tamil Nadu Pollution
Control Board (TNPCB) conducted a joint pollution patrol with the
SIPCOT villagers and SACEM monitors to assess the situation in the
industrial complex. The team conducted a pollution patrol in the area
from 7 to 9 pm and verified the complaints. According to the
residents who accompanied the team the chemical odour from industries
like Shasun and Tantech were very high. The DEE later accepted that
the odour levels were exceptionally high and promised to look into
the matter and take strict action against the violating companies.
Read
the pollution patrol report conducted on 2 July 2007 which formed the
basis of the complaint to the TNPCB.
Date:
2/07/2007
Time:
8:10 am to 9:17 am
|
S
No.
|
Name
of the company
|
Time
|
Wind
Direction
|
Location
of the monitors
|
Odour
|
Rank
|
Health
effects
|
Other
observations
|
|
1.
|
Arkema
Peroxides
|
8:10
am
|
South
to North
|
Uppanar
Semmankuppam
|
Neem
Cake
|
3
|
Headache
|
--
|
|
2.
|
Pandian
Chemicals
|
8:15
am
|
South
to North
|
Uppanar
Semmankuppam
|
Sulphur
|
2
|
Eye
burning
|
--
|
|
3.
|
CUSECS
2
|
8:20
am
|
South
to North
|
Pilukutha
Vaikal
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
4.
|
Pioneer
Jellice India Pvt. Ltd,
|
8:22
am
|
South
to North
|
Pilukutha
Vaikal
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
5.
|
HEF
Chemicals
|
8:30
am
|
South
to North
|
ECR
road
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
6.
|
SPIC
Pharma
|
8:35
am
|
South
to North
|
Eachangadu
Road
|
Public
toilet
|
6
|
Vomiting
and giddiness
|
--
|
|
7.
|
Tantech
Agro Chemicals
|
8:40
am
|
South
to North
|
Tantech
Main Gate
|
Mosquito
coil
|
4
|
Suffocation
|
--
|
|
8.
|
GSR
Chemicals
|
8:45
am
|
South
to North
|
Kudikadu
Road
|
Acid
smell
|
3
|
Eye
burning
|
|
|
9.
|
Loyal
Super Fabrics
|
8:47
am
|
South
to North
|
Kudikadu
village
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
10.
|
Asian
Paints
|
8:50
am
|
South
to North
|
Kudikdau
road
|
Sapotta
odour
|
4
|
Induced
hunger
|
--
|
|
11.
|
Shasun
Chemicals
|
8:52
am
|
South
to North
|
Kudikadu
Road
|
Pesticide
|
6
|
Headache
and vomiting
|
--
|
|
12.
|
TANFAC
|
9:00
am
|
South
to North
|
Rasapettai
road
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
13.
|
CUSECS
6
|
9:05
am
|
South
to North
|
Thaikal
Thonithurai
|
Rotten
dead body
|
7
|
Vomiting
and giddiness
|
--
|
|
14.
|
Victory
Chemicals
|
9:05
am
|
South
to North
|
Thaikal
Thonithurai
|
Sulphur/
Explosive smell
|
6
|
Eye
burning, suffocation
|
--
|
|
15.
|
Tagros
Chemicals
|
9:15
am
|
South
to North
|
Tagros
Service road
|
Pesticide
|
6
|
Headache,
vomitting
|
--
|
|
16.
|
Pondicherry
Alum
|
9:17
am
|
South
to North
|
Tagros
SIPCOT cross road
|
Acid
|
4
|
Eye
burning
|
|
|
