Firing victims’ kin demand permanent closure of plant
The Hindu
Protest against SC order on reopening of Sterlite Copper
Families of anti-Sterlite agitation firing victims on Thursday submitted a petition at the Collectorate here in protest against the Supreme Court’s order allowing operation of the plant. The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Vedanta to operate its oxygen production unit at its Sterlite Copper premises in Thoothukudi in the wake of an alarming rise in number of COVID-19 patients admitted in hospitals and growing shortage of oxygen.More Related News
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