Locals oppose plan for oxygen production at Sterlite plant in T.N.
The Hindu
Protesters heckle those in favour of revival at public hearing .
At a hurriedly convened closed-door public hearing in Thoothukudi on April 23, a cross-section of local people opposed any move to allow to resume operations to produce oxygen to meet the pressing medical need in many parts of the country following the COVID-19 outbreak. Those opposing the revival of operations also heckled and chased away some of those who supported Vedanta. The copper smelter unit at SIPCOT Industrial Complex has remained idle after it was closed in May 2018 after in a police firing.More Related News
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