Sterlite plant to produce oxygen within a week, says Thoothukudi Collector
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May 05, 2021 15:30 IST
The plant was inspected on Wednesday by a monitoring committee appointed by the Supreme Court; following a machinery check and safety audit, the plant will be able to commence oxygen production
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Collector K. Senthil Raj inspecting Sterlite Copper’s oxygen plant along with the monitoring committee members on Wednesday | Photo Credit:
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The plant was inspected on Wednesday by a monitoring committee appointed by the Supreme Court; following a machinery check and safety audit, the plant will be able to commence oxygen production
TN grants temporary permission for oxygen manufacture at Sterlite plant
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The government has constituted a seven-member monitoring committee to supervise the functioning of the plant
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A view of the Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi that has been allowed to produce oxygen | Photo Credit: RAJESH N
The government has constituted a seven-member monitoring committee to supervise the functioning of the plant
In view of the Supreme Court’s directions, the Tamil Nadu government has granted permission to operate the oxygen plants temporarily inside the premises of M/s. Vedanta Limited in Thoothukudi “strictly until July 31, 2021.”
Two government orders to this effect and an official communication to authorities were issued by the State government on Thursday.
Fourteen persons had died in 2018 following police firing and clashes after activists had demanded the oxygen plant’s closure over environmental and health concerns
Madras HC takes suo moto notice about transfer of oxygen from TN
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Madras High Court. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Chennai, April 22 : The first bench of the Madras High Court comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy took suo moto notice of newspaper reports about transfer of oxygen cylinders from Tamil Nadu to other states even as the state is reeling under the surging Covid cases.
The High Court bench asked the state advocate general, Vijay Narayan to get a report on the measures taken by the state to handle the crisis. The court also took exception to the shortage of Remdesivir and ventilators.