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KSDMA moots chemical spill contingency plans
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‘Off-site, on-site emergency plans essential for factories’
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‘Off-site, on-site emergency plans essential for factories’ A strategic environment impact assessment carried out by the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) in the aftermath of the oil spill at the Travancore Titanium Products Ltd. (TTP) has pointed to the need for chemical spill contingency plans for the State, districts and factories.
On February 10 this year, hundreds of litres of furnace oil had spilled into the coast following a pipeline rupture at TTP, Kochu Veli, sparking environmental concerns and a public outcry. “The State Pollution Control Board (PCB) along with the Coast Guard must develop a detailed oil contingency plan for the State by considering the existing system in Kerala and with the help of all stakeholders. Contingency plans should be developed for State, districts and companies. Off-site and
EICL to pay ₹25,000 interim relief to employees
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Contractual staff to be given ₹10,000, both in two instalments
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Contractual staff to be given ₹10,000, both in two instalments
The management of English Indian Clays Ltd. (EICL) has announced that the company is prepared to provide an interim payment to the workforce as advance.
Permanent employees would be paid ₹25,000 and contractual employees, ₹10,000, in two instalments, the EICL management said in a statement on Thursday.
“The trade unions had been demanding an interim payment to the employees at Veli due to the ongoing suspension in work, owing to the low market demand and loss of market share. This decision was taken after the suggestions put forward by the Industries Minister, Labour Minister and the Cooperation Minister at the discussion that took place on January 20,” the statement said. The company said it expected to sell sand tailings at Veli at the earliest to manage fun
Furore at EICL over contract worker’s death
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Body found hanging on company premises, some employees seek investigation
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The body of Prafullakumar (inset) being shifted to the Government Medical College Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram from the EICL compound on Saturday evening.
Body found hanging on company premises, some employees seek investigation Tension prevailed at the English Indian Clays Ltd. (EICL) at Kochu Veli for several hours on Saturday after an employee was found dead on the company premises.
The deceased was identified as Prafullakumar, 50, of Madhavapuram, Veli, a contract employee at the EICL. Angered over the death, EICL employees prevented the police from shifting his body from the premises.