TN cancels land allotted to Sterlite for expansion of plant
The land allotted by the Tamil Nadu government to Vedanta's Sterlite for the phase two expansion of its Tuticorin plant has been cancelled. On Monday, the state government had issued an order to shut down the Sterlite copper unit permanently. This comes after 13 people were killed in police firing during protests against Sterlite for causing pollution.