Vedanta's copper smelting plant ordered to
stop operations
Saturday March 30, 2013 04:51:09 PM,
IANS
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Chennai:
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) Friday ordered
closure of the Tuticorin copper smelting plant of Sterlite
Industries, a subsidiary of Vedanta group, with immediate effect,
and power supply to the plant has been cut off, a company official
said.
"The TNPCB issued the order to shut down the plant with immediate
effect and the power utility yesterday (Friday) night disconnected
the power supply to the plant. We are in the process of stopping
operations, an official told IANS over phone from Tuticorin, 600
km from here.
According to him, it will take around two days to shut down the
plant fully. The plant also produces sulphuric acid, phosphoric
acid, gypsum and anode slimes.
The TNPCB order comes after the leakage of noxious gas from the
plant March 23, leading to nausea and skin irritation among a
section of people.
Subsequently, there were protests and the district administration
had ordered an inquiry into the incident.
An official of TNPCB in Tuticorin said the order was issued by his
head office here. However, senior officials were not available for
comments.
In 2010, the Madras High Court had ordered Sterlite Industries to
shut down the copper smelting plant for violating environmental
norms. However, the order was challenged by the company in the
Supreme Court, which is expected to decide on the fate of the
plant April 2.
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