- Target:
- Government of Tamil Nadu
- Region:
- India
February 23, 2006
There is indiscriminate dumping and burning of waste in the Pallikaranai dumpyard. Numerous NGOs and Government organizations have talked about the environmental and health hazards but without any action.
Here are links to some of the numerous articles published since 2002 -
"Pallikaranai: Every breath you take here is harmful", 5-Dec-2005,
http://www.newstodaynet.com/05dec/ss3.htm
"Toxic Gases threaten Chennai's IT companies", 3 Dec 2005
http://infotech.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1316932.cms
"Pallikaranai wetland under constant threat: residents", 20-Oct-2003
http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/10/20/stories/2003102009260300.htm
"Withdraw Pallikaranai wetland from Corpn. custody: panel", 26-Oct-2003
http://www.hindu.com/2003/10/26/stories/2003102605010500.htm
"IMC India - Communities amid Garbage Burning in Chennai", 22 May 2003
http://india.indymedia.org/en/2003/05/5055.shtml
"Trashing Water is Good Business For Water Companies", 25 March 2002
http://www.southbaymobilization.org/newsroom/earth/howarticles/ 02.0325.TrashingWaterGoodBusinessForWaterCompanies.htm
"Know Your Landfill Poisons", 25-March-2002
http://www.indiaresource.org/issues/water/2003/knowyourlandfill.html
Thank you for your support.
We, the undersigned, want a stop to the Dumping and Burning of waste in the Pallikaranai Dumping Grounds.
This will ensure a cleaner and healthier environment for the thousands of people impacted by the large scale water, soil and arial pollution currently happening.
You can further help this campaign by sponsoring it
The STOP Garbage Dumping and Burning at Pallikaranai petition to Government of Tamil Nadu was written by Dilip Porwal and is in the category Human Rights at GoPetition.