Sterlite likely to restart Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi unit in two months

Thoothukudi unit has been shut since March 27

Vedanta Group company Sterlite Copper says it expects to re-start its copper plant at Thoothukudi in southern Tamil Nadu (600 km from here) in the next two months, subject to various clearances and procedures.

The unit has been shut since March 27, first for maintenance and then due to orders from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB). Last Thursday, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) set aside the state government’s later order to permanently close the unit, as not legally justified. Instead, it directed the Board to issue an order of renewal, subject to findings in three weeks, and asked the