Salem (D)

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by Madras Aluminium Company Limited (MALCO),Salem, Tamil Nadu, 24/09/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of T.S. Sekar On behalf of the general public of Thippampatti Kattuvalavu Konnur Post, Mettur Taluk, Salem District Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/09/2015 regarding pollution caused by Madras Aluminium Company Limited (MALCO),Salem, Tamil Nadu.

The applicant seeks a direction for the industry to take appropriate pollution control measures to prevent red mud dust pollution from damaging the nearby residential houses, agricultural lands and water bodies.

Judgement Date:

24/09/2015

Tags:

Aluminium Industry, Industrial Pollution, Salem (D), Tamil Nadu, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Land Pollution, Water Pollution, Bauxite, Industrial Waste, Heavy Metals

Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal dredging / quarrying of Veppampatti lake, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, 04/09/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Chinnapaiyan, Edappadi Taluk,Vs.Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Pollution Control Board, Chennai dated 04/09/2015 regarding illegal dredging / quarrying of Veppampatti lake having an extent of 350 acres of land (approximately 120 hectares) from which water overflows through channels into the Sarabanga river.

Judgement Date:

04/09/2015

Tags:

Lakes, Rivers, Salem (D), Tamil Nadu, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Mining, Dredging

Water Pollution

TNPCB to test water after dead fish found on banks of Cauvery

SALEM: A team of officials from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) collected water samples from the River Cauvery near Mettur dam in Salem district on Monday, after fishermen found dead fis

Publication Date:

16/06/2015

Source: Times Of India (Coimbatore)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Cauvery, Mettur, Dams, Salem (D), Fish, Fisherfolk, Karnataka, Sewage, River Pollution

Forests

Project to raise forest trees with Government subsidy a success

More than 50,000 malaivembu seedlings were distributed to private farms

Publication Date:

04/02/2015

Author(s): Syed Muthahar Saqaf

Source: Hindu (Chennai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Trees, Forests, Farmers, Salem (D), Irrigation

Health

Prevalence of diabetes and hypertension among a tribal population in Tamil Nadu

Diabetes and hypertension is affecting at an alarming rate in both rural and urban populations in India and very few studies had been carried out among the tribal population. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence rate of type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension and its associated risk factors among the tribal population in Salem District in Tamil Nadu.

Publication Date:

01/01/2015

Author(s): Shankar Radhakrishnan, Manivanan Ekambaram

Source: Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences

Vol:

3

Issue:

1

pp:

66-71

Tags:

Diabetes, Heart Diseases, Tribals, Tamil Nadu, Salem (D), India, Non Communicable Diseases

Water Pollution

Sewage from septic tanks disposed of into River Thirumanimuthar

Indiscriminate dumping of waste remains unchecked

Publication Date:

19/11/2014

Source: Hindu (Chennai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Salem (D), River Pollution, Waste Disposal, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Water Pollution

Sanitation

Two lakh toilets to be built under sanitation campaign in Salem

People can approach village panchayat or block development office

Publication Date:

14/10/2014

Source: Hindu (Chennai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Salem (D), Toilets, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Rural Sanitation, Gram Sabhas, Sanitation

Land

Order of the Madras High Court regarding land acquisition by Coke Oven Plant Project in Mettur, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, 17/06/2014

Order of the Madras High Court in the matter of K.Ayyamuthu & Others Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 17/06/2014 regarding land acquisition by Coke Oven Plant Project in Mettur, Salem District, Tamil Nadu.

Judgement Date:

17/06/2014

Tags:

Land Acquisition, Industry, Salem (D), Tamil Nadu, High Court

Forests

Role of forestry extension in enhancing the livelihood of a rural artisan

Increasing the forest and vegetation covers could mitigate the global warming and its allied problems. In this study, Bambusa vulgaris raised in 3/4 of an acre of a farm land in Aaarupatti village of Dharmangalam Taluk of Salem District in Tamil Nadu, India mustered profit for a farmer. The trained farmer planted 111 seedlings during 2004 and obtained 1050 culms with the net income of Rs. 52, 500 per annum. This was made possible as the Forestry Extension Centre, Salem District trained the farmer for bamboo cultivation and also educated about its utility value.

Publication Date:

01/02/2014

Author(s): V. Irulandi, T. T. Ranganathan

Source: Indian Journal of Economics and Development

Vol:

2

Issue:

2

pp:

1-16

Tags:

Bamboo, Carbon Sequestration, Salem (D), Tamil Nadu, Forests, Artisans, Carbon Sinks, Farmers, Global Warming, Climate Change, Cottage Industry

Solid Waste

Villagers seek closure of private solid waste treatment plant

Stating that the untreated solid waste were dumped in open causing environmental hazardousness, a resolution was passed in the Grama Sabha meeting at Chettichavadi Panchayat here on Sunday seeking

Publication Date:

27/01/2014

Source: Hindu (Chennai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Salem (D), Waste Treatment, Gram Sabhas, Municipal Corporation, Groundwater Pollution, Drinking Water, Environment, Solid Waste