STERLITE INDUSTRY IN TUTICORIN
STERLITE INDUSTRY IN TUTICORIN Sterlite Industries is a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc, which is in Tuticorin, India. It primarily focuses on the mining and refining of copper, aluminum and zinc. Initially, the industry was established in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India in 1992. In 1993 itself, it was subjected to stringent scrutiny and was then opposed by the state government as it was affecting the livelihoods of the people in that region more specifically on the cultivation and fishing sectors. Despite the agitations in an other state , Sterlite Industries was able to establish in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India, in 1996, although there have been many pleads to remove this industry but with very a little success. The Sterlite Industries were using highly contaminated copper and produced 2.2 tonnes of copper, and 441 tonnes of arsenic in 2009 and 2010. In 2013, the Supreme Court summoned the Sterlite Industries to pay Rs 100 crore as compensation for polluting