They had complained to the court that the unit was discharging noxious effluent which devastated the entire environment by polluting sea, land and air in the region. The closure of the Thoothukudi unit of Sterlite Industries comes just two days before the apex court is to deliver its verdict on an appeal filed by the Sterlite Industries challenging the 2010 order of the Madras High Court directing the closure of the unit on a petition filed by Mr Vaiko and others. Mr Vaiko, the leader of the MDMK, has been campaigning for the closure of this polluting unit since 1997. The copper smelter plant owned by Sterlite Industries has affected the livelihoods of the fishermen, farmers and other sections of the population through unprecedented level of pollution.
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The Apex Court had refused to direct closure of the plant and had set aside the Madras High Court’s 2010 order on closing it down.ĭOWNLOAD FULL JUDGEMENT HERE Related articles He claimed that Supreme Court’s order would not control the closure notice given by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on March 30. Vaiko sought to know why lives of the local people should be endangered just to bring revenue to the Government (through the plant). We are fighting for peace in a non-violent way.”Īlleging that a large number of people were affected by cancer and other diseases and thousands of acres damaged due to the pollution from the plant, Mr. “In Tamil Nadu we did not indulge in such activities.
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The MDMK leader recalled that Maharashtra had cancelled the license of Sterlite Industries plant in Ratnagiri district a few years ago after villagers damaged the facility. I will file an appeal in the Supreme Court”, a party statement quoted Vaiko as having told reporters in New Delhi. “We are staging a battle and we will continue to do so. The Apex Court, while directing Sterlite to pay the amount as compensation, had, however, refused to direct its closure. 100 crore as compensation for polluting the environment and vowed to continue its fight against restarting the operations. MDMK on Tuesday said that it would challenge the Supreme Court’s order asking Sterlite Industries, a subsidiary of UK-based Vedanta Group, to pay Rs.