 "Police personnel baton charge at a protestor demanding the closure of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit, in Tuticorin")
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday ordered the closure of Vedanta Group's Sterlite copper plant at Thoothukudi. The development comes after 13 people were killed last week in police firing during protests.
The government order states that it is brought to the notice of the government that the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board did not renew the Consent to Operate to Vedanta’s copper smelter plant at Thoothukudi in its order dated April 9, 2018. Subsequently, on May 23, 2018, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board also issued directions for closure and disconnection of power supply to the unit.
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