The plant has been closed since May 2018 after 13 people were killed as police opened fire to quell a protest over pollution caused by it.
Supreme Court of India. (iStock)
The Supreme Court on Thursday, 29 February, dismissed a Vedanta group’s plea against the closure of its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi. The plant has been closed since May 2018 after 13 people were killed as police opened fire to quell a protest over alleged pollution caused by it.