Table of Contents
- 1 What is the problem with Sterlite?
- 2 Why did Sterlite Copper shut down?
- 3 What is the use of Sterlite?
- 4 Which environmental factor did Sterlite by Vedanta overlook that resulted in their factory having to be sealed temporarily?
- 5 What are the disadvantages of satellite technology?
- 6 Why is Sterlite manufacturing in Tuticorin without public hearing?
What is the problem with Sterlite?
The Sterlite Copper factory also made headlines in 2013 after a suspected sulphur dioxide gas leak from one of its smelter. The plant was blamed for health issues observed in the area related to gas leakage and residents near-by complained of coughing, wheezing, eye irritation, and miscarriages following the leak.
Why are people against Sterlite?
Protesters have alleged that the smelter was polluting ground water in their area. An activist group has accused pollution board of allowing the company to operate its smelter with shorter chimney stacks than permitted which helped the company reduce costs but harmed the environment.
Why did Sterlite Copper shut down?
The copper smelter plant at Thoothukudi was shut down in 2018 by Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board over environmental violations. It has the capacity to produce 400,000 tonnes of copper cathode a year.
What is anti Sterlite protest?
Advertisement. Massive protests erupted in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin in 2018 against Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper plant over environmental concerns. The protests, which had been brewing for a while, escalated on May 22, 2018 leading to violence that resulted in 13 deaths in police firing.
What is the use of Sterlite?
Sterlite Technologies
Trade name | STL |
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Services | Optical fibre infrastructure, passive infrastructure, access networks, metro, FTTH, wi-fi, IBS, optics & MPLS core network, enterprise services, fixed broadband, telecom software |
Revenue | ₹50,870 million (US$680 million) |
Operating income | ₹2,461 million (US$33 million) |
What is Sterlite in Tamil Nadu?
Sterlite operated the largest copper smelter plant in India, in Thoothukudi from 1998 to 2018. The plant was not operational from March 2018 and was shut down by the Government of Tamil Nadu on 28 May 2018 after protests from locals. It also operates a copper mine in Australia.
Which environmental factor did Sterlite by Vedanta overlook that resulted in their factory having to be sealed temporarily?
Sivagnanam and Bhavani Subbaroyan ruled that Sterlite was responsible for a disastrous sulphur dioxide (SO2) leak in 2013, and that the decisions of the Tamil Nadu authorities to shut down the factory in 2013 and once again in 2018 for violation of license conditions were not only justified but also too late.
What are the legal issues with the Sterlite factory?
Sterlite’s legal issues are broadly on four major fronts: its location- it is too close to the ecologically sensitive region of the Gulf of Munnar ; it has not created a sufficient green belt around the factory; that public hearings were not held before giving the plant a go-ahead; and pollutants from the factory were seeping into the ground water.
What are the disadvantages of satellite technology?
Disadvantages : 1 Design, development, investment and insurance of satellite requires higher cost. 2 To reach the satellite from Earth, time can vary between 270 milliseconds and return again to 320 milliseconds. 3 Satellites are not easy to repair and maintain.
What happened at Sterlite?
As they suffered an unusual morning, they first thought it was a gas leak, and then, rumours spread that it was “because of Sterlite”. Sterlite Industries, a part of London-based Vedanta Resources, runs India’s biggest copper smelter in the region. The plant had been shut on the night of March 21 for routine maintenance.
Why is Sterlite manufacturing in Tuticorin without public hearing?
Sterlite stands its ground on all these accusations. It says there is no notification prohibiting the location of a factory in Tuticorin. On the absence of pubic hearing, it says it was granted environmental clearance based on the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification in January 1994, which did not mandate public hearing.
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