CHENNAI: A day after anti-Sterlite protests grew to become violent and police gunned down no less than 10 protesters in Tuticorin, Madras high court stayed expansion of the copper smelter plant in the southern coastal town.
A bench comprising Justice M Sundar and Justice Anitha Sumanth handed the order staying expansion of the plant’s 2nd unit, in keeping with a petition moved through Fathima Babu, an environmental activist, against expansion of the plant.
The bench additionally directed the central government to post a report after conducting a public hearing at Tuticorin to ascertain public reviews about the plant expansion, inside of 4 months.
The company had were given consent to make bigger a 2nd unit. However, the existing unit has remained close for as regards to two months now after the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board refused to renew the unit’s Consent to Operate (CTO).
On May 17, the appellate authority of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board reserved its order at the attraction through Sterlite Copper challenging TNPCB’s determination not to renew consent to perform to June 6.
After the pollution control board denied consent to perform (CTO) which expired on March 31 this 12 months, the corporate moved the appellate authority. First hearing at the attraction petition came on May four, when the TNPCB submitted the reasons as to why the CTO was once no longer renewed.
A bench comprising Justice M Sundar and Justice Anitha Sumanth handed the order staying expansion of the plant’s 2nd unit, in keeping with a petition moved through Fathima Babu, an environmental activist, against expansion of the plant.
The bench additionally directed the central government to post a report after conducting a public hearing at Tuticorin to ascertain public reviews about the plant expansion, inside of 4 months.
The company had were given consent to make bigger a 2nd unit. However, the existing unit has remained close for as regards to two months now after the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board refused to renew the unit’s Consent to Operate (CTO).
On May 17, the appellate authority of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board reserved its order at the attraction through Sterlite Copper challenging TNPCB’s determination not to renew consent to perform to June 6.
After the pollution control board denied consent to perform (CTO) which expired on March 31 this 12 months, the corporate moved the appellate authority. First hearing at the attraction petition came on May four, when the TNPCB submitted the reasons as to why the CTO was once no longer renewed.
Sterlite suffers jolt as HC stays expansion plan
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