Unprecedented calamity, don't want bickering: SC allows Vedanta to run Sterlite plant for oxygen production

Supreme Court has allowed Vedanta to operate oxygen production unit at its Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin on a stand-alone basis.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Vedanta's Sterlite Industries in Tuticorin to produce oxygen amid surging Covid cases. The SC order has paved the way for the partial reopening of the copper smelter closed in 2018 over pollution concerns. Supreme Court allows Vedanta to operate oxygen production unit at its Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin, in Tamil Nadu, on a stand-alone basis."The plant shall be operated & only produce oxygen & for no other purpose," says Justice DY Chandrachud. pic.twitter.com/TbXMU2YYnx Hearing a plea seeking reopening of Vedanta's Sterlite plant only for production of oxygen, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday that the oxygen plant will be monitored by a committee set up by local administration and environmental experts.