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 Corals getting bleached in Gulf of Mannar due to rise in sea temperature !! photo courtesy:hindu.com  CO2 from power plants and other industrial factories are earth destroying... expansion plan - 1000 mw NLC-TNEB 1600mw super critical power plant@udangudi near Tuticorin Coastal Energen. proposed - 2x600MW coal power plant Public hearing at ottapidaram near tuti for proposed coal based power plant Ind Bharat 2x120MW plant, shifted from Karwar Plan to implement a power plant @ hare Island. 1000MW power plant produces about 6 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per Year. National Union of Fishermen Press Release - raising concern over the power plant..read  Hare Island - Tuticorin |
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| Tuticorin - a dumping ground ? 20 containers with municipal waste ,medical waste & plastic waste from Greece were detained by Customs @ Tuticorin Port  About 32 sqkm of the reef was totally degraded due to activities such as mining, destructive and unsustainable fishing practices, pollution and coastal development. -JK Patterson Edward, director ,Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute (SDMRI)..noticed a slow recovery of the coral cover in the Gulf of Mannar!! !!  Gorgonids and Seagrass bed in Udangudi in coastal Manapad in Tuticorin district - hindu.com Tips to enjoy your stay @ Tuticorin: Hire a bi-cycle for 2hrs @ Rs.1.50 /hr and enjoy cycling on the beach road. The ride from roche park towards the Port is incomparable with pelicans on both sides!! - muthunagar.com Port based Industries in Hare Island,Tuticorin.. (http://tuticorinport.gov.in/tenderpanel.htm) !! "Save Hare Island" - if you are against promoting polluting industries in Hare Island, do send mail to Port chairman - chairman@tuticorinport.gov.in,!! <send ur comments to yahoo.com id , rajeshkumar_j> |
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| Welcome to Tuticorin ,a Port Town in S.India. You'll find everything about Historical Tuticorin, places
to visit in & around Tuti, Industries situated around Tuti and Bed and Breakfast information for a visitor like
you. Tuticorin was famous for its pearl culture and so it is also been called as "Pearl City" , "Muthu Nagar" in Tamil (a language spoken in S.India) |
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Proposed Thermal Power plants @ Tuticorin (i) 1000MW NLC-TNEB.Production by 2010 (ii) Coastel Energen - 1200MW (provision to expand till 4000MW) - by 2012 (iii) Madras Cements and Dubhai based Oil&Coal company has shown interest to set up a coal fire plant @ Hare Island |
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