Thervoy Kandigai

Thervoy Kandigai is a village in Tiruvallur District in Tamil Nadu state of India. It has about 5000 inhabitants, mainly being part of Scheduled Tribes and/or Dalit.[1] The village is about 50 km North of Chennai. [2] Michelin intends to build a tyre factory in Thervoy Kandigai. [3] It is planned, that the factory will start to operate in November 2012. [4]

It is thought, that there are going to be 1500 jobs.[5] The first building has been opened officially in May 2011.[6]

A Thervoy Kandigai Industrial Park exists.[7]

Michelin has invested 40 billions there.[8]

The factory endangers the rainforests being the livelihood of the population. [9]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.publishyourarticles.org/eng/articles/a-study-on-the-perceived-loss-of-common-property-resources-cpr-by-thervoy-kandigai-villagers-thiruvallur-district-tamil-nadu.html%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  3. ↑ http://www.gtai.de/GTAI/Navigation/DE/Trade/maerkte,did=331406.html
  4. ↑ http://www.gtai.de/GTAI/Navigation/DE/Trade/maerkte,did=331406.html
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  7. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/business/companies/article2200972.ece
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  9. ↑ https://www.regenwald.org/aktion/819/indien-stoppt-das-michelin-werk-im-wald-der-unberuehrbaren

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.