Thread by @RenukaJain6

#TuticorinUnrest

1995 - Ministry of environment grants environment clearance without EIA. TNPCB grants Consent for Establishment without EIA. Construction begins with discarded units out of Australia and US.

Who was govt ? @INCIndia

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A small group of fishermen try to prevent materials arriving from Australia reach the plant. They are swiftly brushed aside by government.

Which government??

@INCIndia

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2004.

SC recommends to revoke the environmental clearance provided and prevent any further clearance from being provided. It directs TNPCB to conduct further investigation.

A day after, MoEF grants environmental clearance to all illegal units

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4. 2006 to 2008 - Department of Community Medicine from the Thiruvnelveli medical college begins a study on health standards around the Sterlite plant.

Lot of illness was reported & 80000 people affected.

Which government?

@INCIndia

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2009 - MoEF grants Sterlite environmental clearance to expand the copper smelting plant without public consent. A litigation reveals that land allocated for Sterlite

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2013 - On March 23, over 5000 people are affected by two bursts of massive toxic gas leak from the plant. On March 29, Madras high court order the plant to close down citing violations of pollution control

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This decision is also overturned at the SC While SC agrees that Sterlite had violated pollution prevention acts, it simply fines the company 100 crores[20]. In May the National Green Tribunal rules in favour of the company, allowing reopen

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