Unending fallout of defunct thermometer factory at Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu: The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: The three-month soil remediation trials carried out by Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) in the now-defunct thermometer factory at Kodaikanal failed to achieve even the ‘liberal’ 20 mg/kg mercury clean-up standard. Environmentalists suspect that the trials may have liberated more mercury to the environment than was recovered. While the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and […]
Mercury Pollution-hit Kodai Unilever Ex-workers Protest at Firm’s Mumbai HQ: The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: Ex-workers affected due to mercury pollution by the Hindustan Unilever’s now-defunct thermometer factory in Kodaikanal, on Monday staged a protest at the company’s headquarters in Andheri, Mumbai, when the Annual General Meeting with shareholders was held. Supported by 30 volunteers from Mumbai, 11 families from Kodaikanal took part in the protest, holding placards and […]
Policy on Fixing Damages, Rehab for Workers Hit by Pollution Sought
CHENNAI:Workers affected by the harmful effects of chemicals used in industries which also pollute the environment should be covered under a new policy which works towards their rehabilitation. This was a key appeal made by a group of activists led by 55-year-old S A Mahendra Babu, who worked at the now defunct Hindustan Unilever’s thermometer […]
Kodai Mercury Dump ‘Burns’ in UK – The New Indian Express
Saleh Mamon, who attends Unilever shareholder meet as proxy in Surrey, raises queries on abandoned plant
Mercury Menace – New Indian Express
S Sivaganam, R Vijayalakshmi, Peter Sunderajan, Christopher Coldcraft, Panneer Selvaram, J Sudhakaran, Neelavanan, Ramachandran, P Natrajan, S Palniswamy, Ganna Sundri, G Ruthpriya, C Carmel, Margaret, E Ramesh Selvapandiyan…. They are not just residents of Kodaikanal. They have a few other things in common as well. The kidneys, hearts, and brains of most of them are […]