15,000 protest in TN demanding closure of copper plant
An estimated 15,000 protestors took to the streets in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin on Saturday demanding the closure of the Sterlite Copper Smelter Plant. The local residents alleged that it is polluting water, air and causing skin and respiratory problems. This comes a month after the arrest of 250 protestors who went on a hunger strike against the plant's proposed expansion. 