NGT panel conducts hearing on Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit in Thoothukudi

The committee has already visited the plant, takes note of allegations made by various stakeholders; will submit report in six weeks

A three-member committee appointed by National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi, to assess the potential environmental impact of the Vedanta Group's Sterlite Copper unit in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, has been to the area in its three-day visit to the State. The committee, led by Tarun Agarwal, retired Chief Justice of the Meghalaya Court, is conducting a hearing in Chennai on Monday.

The NGT had set up the committee on August 20, to visit Thoothukudi, examine the technical data and submit a report on the issue. The Committee is expected to submit the report in six weeks. The committee conducted visit to Thoothukudi