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India Covid crisis: Widespread protests over opening of Tamil Nadu oxygen plant


India Covid crisis: Widespread protests over opening of Tamil Nadu oxygen plant
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The plant was shut down about three years ago, after 13 people protesting its operations, were killed in police firing.
The decision to allow Vedanta-owned Sterlite Copper’s oxygen plant to operate has resulted in widespread protests in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu, as local residents especially relatives of those killed in the a May 2018 incident involving police firing stand vehemently opposed to it.
The Anti-Sterlite People’s Confederation, which is among those spearheading the protests, observed a ‘black day’ on Thursday, protesting the government’s decision to reopen the plant. ....

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Don't allow Sterlite plant to be opened in any form: Protesters to Govt


updated: Apr 23 2021, 19:59 ist
Anti-Sterlite protesters and activists on Friday told the Tamil Nadu government that they are opposed to Vedanta-owned Sterlite Copper getting access to its massive copper smelter in Thoothukudi even if it was just for producing oxygen at its oxygen manufacturing plants.
At a closed door meeting chaired by Thoothukudi District Collector K Senthil Raj on Friday morning, activists and locals vehemently opposed reopening of the plant. The meeting came hours before the Supreme Court heard Vedanta s plea seeking access to its oxygen plants inside the massive smelter to produce oxygen for treating Covid-19 patients.
A few people who were present at the meeting supported Sterlite Copper s plea and opined that the company can be allowed access to its plant for producing oxygen. However, they were shouted down by people opposed to Sterlite, eye-witnesses said, adding that a few pro-Sterlite locals were manhandled while they were leaving the Colle ....

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