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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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| Fisherwomen are among the most hardworking - Fisherwomen from the coastal village in Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) deserve a special mention on International Women’s Day !! While 99 per cent of the 1.6 million fisherwomen in India are engaged in fish processing and marketing, these fisherwomen in Thoothukudi brave the sea and do fishing on their own. Fisherwomen from Swami Vivekananda Nagar near Threspuram fishing hamlet have been fishing for past many years and can be spotted between 12 am and 5 am, when most others are sound asleep.“Usually we go for fishing after our children fall asleep and we hope to return before they wake up”, Meenatchiammal, a fisherwoman said.- expressbuzz.com  The carbon dioxide (power plant is one of the source) is released to the atmosphere where it remains for 100 to 200 years. This leads to an increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere , which in turn causes the average temperature on Earth to raise - timeforchange.org  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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