Sterlite row: Environment minister Harsh Vardhan to look into the matter

The ministry has also sought a report from the district collector and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board

Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday sought to blame the previous UPA regime for issues related to Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin and asserted that his ministry would look into the matter after 13 people were killed during protest against the expansion of the plant which, they alleged, was causing groundwater pollution.

Amid allegations of environment pollution at the unit, sources in the ministry said the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had sought a report on the matter.

The minister also said