TN parties agree, conditionally, to allow Sterlite plant to operate for medical oxygen production
The Hindu
DMK MP Kanimozhi said all political parties in the DMK-led alliance were for allowing Sterlite only to produce oxygen and not for operating any other unit within the campus; BJP president L. Murugan said parties asked for operation of the plant “for four months temporarily”
Many political parties in Tamil Nadu on Monday favoured conditional resumption of medical oxygen production at Vedanta's sealed Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi in view of the massive spread of COVID-19 infections in the State. At an by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami in the Secretariat on Monday to discuss the issue, some parties preferred the resumption of oxygen production under the strict supervision of the State government as a temporary measure. A few suggested that the plant be taken over by the State government.More Related News