Violence during tribal people’s protest against Vedanta’s proposed plant in Gujarat
The Hindu
Tear gas shells were fired by police when protestors turned violent during a public hearing of project being set up by Hindustan Zinc Ltd.
More than 50 rounds of tear gas shells were fired by police when protests by hundreds of local tribal people turned violent during a public hearing of a smelter project being set up by Hindustan Zinc Ltd., an arm of the Vendata group, in Gujarat’s district Tapi on Monday. The proposed plant, spread over 415 acres, will entail an investment of ₹ 5000- 10,000 crore in phases, creating more than 5,000 direct and indirect jobs and will be operational by 2022 as per the MoU inked by the Vedanta group with the Gujarat government in October 2020. Accordingly, the Gujarat State Pollution Control Board fixed July 5 for a public hearing on the proposed plant for as many as 91 villages in the radius of 10 km from the plant site.More Related News