Month: October 2018

• 6 Oct 2018

  Dereliction of Public Consent in EIA: The Sterlite Plant Controversy

  

  On 22nd May 2018, Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) in the Tamil Nadu state of India, turned violent when protest demanding the closure of Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper unit entered in a clash between the protestors and the police, killing 11 people. These protests began nearly two decades ago intensifying after the company announced its expansion. A stay was…