![]() James, a fish trader from Poobalarayarpuram.Salt manufacturers also have a tough time with the effluents. That is why the anti-Sterlite protest has united everyone here they see it as a voice against pollution in their area,” says S. Though the TNPCB, with the help of the Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi, could prove that the ammonia present in the effluent at the hazardous level had killed thousands of fish, the fertilizer unit was let off with a warning.“Industrial heavy weights, for augmenting their revenue, are wiping out our livelihood with their improperly-treated effluents. Though fly ash is now used for a range of purposes to give additional income to the project proponents, the damage already caused to the environment is immeasurable, they add.When a fertilizer unit near Thoothukudi recently released inadequately treated water with huge content of ammonia into the sea, it killed several tonnes of fish that were washed ashore. Photo Credit:Fear and angerIn the last few months, the slogan, “Copper for Sterlite, cancer for people” has been heard in villages around the Sipcot complex in Thoothukudi.īut they had to pay a hefty price for it as they lost the revenue they could get by harvesting ‘kooni iraal’ and other varieties of fish. A Sub-Inspector patrolling with his service pistol along Thoothukudi Palayamkottai Road on Wednesday. ![]() On a couple of occasions, allegations of gas leak from Sterlite could not be confirmed as there were other industrial units in the vicinity that had the potential to cause pollution. The Supreme Court, in its April 2013 order, slapped a fine of ₹100 crore on Sterlite, applying the polluter pays principle. ![]() Also ReadThe National Environmental Engineering Research Institute reports of 1998, 1999, 20 on Sterlite Copper, the factory in the eye of the current storm, showed that the plant was polluting the environment through emissions that did not conform to the standards laid down by the TNPCB under the Air Act and Water Act. It even named the polluting units, including Sterlite, Heavy Water Plant and Nila Sea Foods. ![]() It pointed out that the concentration of certain elements in groundwater exceeded the standard values prescribed by the WHO. ![]()
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