Jun 2, 2018
The Sterlite plant is the second biggest copper smelter in India and can produce 400,000 tonnes of copper cathode a year. The company’s license to operate the site expired last month but it is seeking to renew its license and double its capacity to 800,000 tonnes per year... In 2013, the state’s Chief Minister, J Jayalalithaa, ordered the plant closed after a major gas leak. The matter was then moved to the National Green Tribunal, which overturned the state government’s order. The state then appealed to the Supreme Court, which simply directed the company to pay a fine of Rs 100 crore (US$14.77 million) within three months.
Kriti Singh, 'Future of Indian copper smelter uncertain after 13 deaths in protests', Asia Times
