-The Times of India Tuticorin: The government order (GO) to shut down the Sterlite copper smelter unit in Tuticorin permanently and its subsequent locking down are yet to make a positive impact on the families of some of those killed in the police firing. While postmortem was performed on seven of the 13 victims, an advocate speaking for the families of five of the six remaining victims demanded the presence of...
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Vedanta Plant at Thoothukudi to Be Shut Permanently After Deadly Protests
-TheWire.in Thirteen people were killed while protesting the pollution and health hazard caused by the Vedanta group's copper plant. Thoothukudi: Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister O. Panneerselvam asserted on May 28 that the government will take resolute steps for the permanent closure of Vedanta group’s copper plant here. “Today, the main demand of the people is that the copper plant should be permanently closed. In keeping with their demand, it is shut now....
More »What was done with the Rs 100 crore fine Vedanta paid for Sterlite violations? Not much, finds RTI query -Priyanka Thirumurthy
-TheNewsMinute.com The SC had ordered for the interest from to penalty to be spent for improving the environment, including water and soil, of the vicinity of the plant. Over the last five years, the Thoothukudi district administration has failed to not only address the angst of residents over pollution by Sterlite copper but also to utilise funds to improve the environment in the vicinity of the plant, government documents received under...
More »Tuticorin Sterlite Copper plant accounts for 40 per cent of country's copper: Will hit 800 units and jobs -Deepak Patel
-The Indian Express Tuticorin Sterlite Copper plant shutdown is also likely to impact India’s copper exports as around 1.6 lakh tonnes of Tuticorin plant’s production is sold internationally. The Tamil Nadu government’s decision Monday to shut down Vedanta Limited’s copper plant at Tuticorin, which accounts for a 40 per cent share in India’s annual copper production of 10 lakh tonnes, could have a downstream impact on around 800 small and medium units...
More »How Modi Government Helped Vedanta's Sterlite Plant Bypass Environmental Norms -Nitin Sethi
-TheWire.in/ Business Standard New Delhi: The controversial expansion of Vedanta’s 1,200 tonnes per day copper smelter in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu has been stayed by the high court on May 23 after at least 11 people protesting against the plant were shot dead by state police. The court has ordered that the company consult people before building the plant – something the company claimed it was legally not required to do. Vedanta claims...
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