Sterlite Plant

To provide integrated green energy solutions to carbon-intensive industries

'During the operation of the plant, the sulphur dioxide (SO2) level of the air had gone up by just 1 micron per cubic meter at various sites,' says a study

The plant was ordered by the state govt for a permanent closure following death of 13 people in protests

Says NGT has no jurisdiction to decide, asks Vedanta to approach Madras HC for interim relief

The case has been registered against unidentified officials of police and revenue department on the basis of a complaint from K Arjunan, District Secretary, CPI-M

Committee says Tamil Nadu govt had neither served any notice nor given Sterlite an opportunity to submit its arguments

Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar said local people were against the plant, and therefore the government took a decision to seal it

Petitioner sought a court direction to the company to pay Rs 6.2 billion for rehabilitation of people in and around its plant in Tuticorin

The Tamil Nadu government ordered the permanent closure of the plant and disconnected its power supply in May following protests that turned violent

The Tamil Nadu government had ordered the pollution board to seal and "permanently" close the group's copper plant following violent protests over pollution concerns

It's been more than a month since the plant was closed. We all have been without work'

Following violence and police firing on May 22 and 23, in which 13 people died, the plant was closed by state government