TN govt orders permanent shut down of Sterlite plant
Tamil Nadu CM EK Palaniswami on Monday passed an order to permanently shut down Vedanta's Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin after at least 13 people were killed in police fire during protests against the plant. Protestors alleged that the plant was polluting groundwater and causing health problems for locals. Earlier, the Madras High court stayed the expansion of the plant.