Why is Sterlite banned?

Locals in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district have intensified calls for banning Sterlite after Supreme Court ordered reopening of the plant allowed Vedanta’s Sterlite Industries in Tuticorin to run its closed plan for oxygen production amid an acute shortage due to rising Covid cases.

Is Sterlite opened in Thoothukudi?

Chennai: The Sterlite Copper plant operated by Vedanta Limited in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district began winding up by Friday afternoon as they completed the three-month duration granted by the Supreme Court to solely operate their oxygen plant until July 31.

When was Sterlite started in Thoothukudi?

1996
Since starting operations in late 1996, Sterlite has seen protests against the company’s environmental record that included at least two major gas leaks.

When was Sterlite opened in Thoothukudi?

Since starting operations in late 1996, Sterlite has seen protests against the company’s environmental record that included at least two major gas leaks.

Who opened Sterlite in Tuticorin?

Vedanta Limited
Chennai: The Sterlite Copper plant operated by Vedanta Limited in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district began winding up by Friday afternoon as they completed the three-month duration granted by the Supreme Court to solely operate their oxygen plant until July 31.

Which environmental factor did Sterlite by Vedanta overlook that resulted in their factory having to be sealed temporarily?

Sivagnanam and Bhavani Subbaroyan ruled that Sterlite was responsible for a disastrous sulphur dioxide (SO2) leak in 2013, and that the decisions of the Tamil Nadu authorities to shut down the factory in 2013 and once again in 2018 for violation of license conditions were not only justified but also too late.

Is Sterlite open?

Sterlite operated the largest copper smelter plant in India, in Thoothukudi from 1998 to 2018. The plant was not operational from March 2018 and was shut down by the Government of Tamil Nadu on 28 May 2018 after protests from locals.

Why Sterlite Copper was closed?

Post a favorable ruling by the National Green Tribunal, the plant soon reopened. In the meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on March, 2013 re-ordered a closure of the plant on grounds of leakage of gas, leading to nausea and skin irritation among local inhabitants.