The Dark Horse Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 A brief history Five years ago in March 2013, The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) accused the plant of a gas leakage, following which the Supreme Court imposed a fine of Rs 100 Crore on the plant and banned its operations for a considerable period of time. Although occasional resistance against the plant has been taking place over years, the latest agitation drew public anger as the plant began its expansion. It has been reported that the Vedanta group issued a statement claiming that the Sterlite plant had obtained necessary clearances for the expansion of the plant. The group is said to have begun the construction of a new 4 million tonne/year smelter on the edge of Thoothukudi town, almost doubling its existing capacity. In September last year, the National Green Tribunal found that the Sterlite plant responsible for dumping copper slag in the Upper Odai river and causing the blockade of the river stream. The judgment also revealed that the plant operated without authorisation under the Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008, between 2013 and 2017 and ordered to compensate the affected villagers for the pollution it had caused. While the AIADMK-led state government has remained silent over the growing protests, opposition party DMK’s leader Stalin and actor turned politician Kamal Hasan demanded the government to act in people’s interest. Vedanta’s Konkola Copper Mines in Zambia is also facing similar accusations of causing environmental damage including contamination of the river Kafue and emission of toxic fumes into the air since 2004. Read more http://www.sify.com/news/thousands-protest-against-sterlite-s-copper-plant-in-tamil-nadu-s-thoothukudi-news-national-secpOOaigcihi.html This is creating a big furore in TN, along with the Cauvery management board issue.
velu Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 these days it is very difficult to predict whether the protests are staged or real .. another current protest by vaiko claming neutrino project will make both TN and kerala as desert is lolworthy FischerTal 1
Clarke Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 Vedanta is a preferred one for many of the ET stock pickers. Lax pollution control and waste mgmt is always gonna be an easy way of boosting profits unless the authorities crack down. Then there's the problem of employment. So many people depend on the heavily polluting industries across the country for their daily bread. A uniform rule for all and protection against cheap imports is the only possible way forward.
The Dark Horse Posted May 23, 2018 Author Posted May 23, 2018 https://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/sterlite-protests-nine-killed-amid-clashes-between-police-and-protesters/articleshow/64273502.cms Police shot 11 people in sterlite protests in Tuticorin. Unprecedented and atrocious. TN government has blood on it's hands.
The Dark Horse Posted May 23, 2018 Author Posted May 23, 2018 Just now, surajmal said: Church funded riots. Pathetic comment. You went and saw?
surajmal Posted May 23, 2018 Posted May 23, 2018 1 minute ago, The Dark Horse said: Pathetic comment. You went and saw? Yes, I am getting first hand info from an inside man. Zelig 1
The Dark Horse Posted May 23, 2018 Author Posted May 23, 2018 1 minute ago, surajmal said: Yes, I am getting first hand info from an inside man. Let me guess, the inside man must be from ADMK or BJP. Zelig 1
surajmal Posted May 23, 2018 Posted May 23, 2018 1 minute ago, The Dark Horse said: Let me guess, the inside man must be from ADMK or BJP. I wont give up my sources.
The Dark Horse Posted May 23, 2018 Author Posted May 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, surajmal said: I wont give up my sources. No point. Lives have gone. Your sources can't bring them back.
surajmal Posted May 23, 2018 Posted May 23, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, The Dark Horse said: No point. Lives have gone. Your sources can't bring them back. Blame the church. From kudankulam to this. Any anti development protest will find its origins in Vatican. Hard to buy souls for a few bags of rice if those souls already have jobs. Edited May 23, 2018 by surajmal sscomp32 1
The Dark Horse Posted May 23, 2018 Author Posted May 23, 2018 5 minutes ago, surajmal said: Blame the church. From kudankulam to this. Any anti development protest will find its origins in Vatican. Hard to buy souls for a few bags of rice if those souls already have jobs. It's all the church..lol laughable.
diga Posted May 23, 2018 Posted May 23, 2018 18 minutes ago, surajmal said: Blame the church. From kudankulam to this. Any anti development protest will find its origins in Vatican. Hard to buy souls for a few bags of rice if those souls already have jobs. Meanwhile Pappu blames RSS for the murders.. LOL it has been well documented that there is a church angle to kudankulam.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudankulam_Nuclear_Power_Plant#Christian_conspiracy sscomp32 1
diga Posted May 23, 2018 Posted May 23, 2018 If at all somebody Chidambaram has to be questioned on Vedanta/Sterlite links
velu Posted May 23, 2018 Posted May 23, 2018 job well done by TN police .. protestors should ask themselves a simple question , is it worth taking risk for 500rs + one chicken biriyani + 180ml of whisky sscomp32 and ravishingravi 2
velu Posted May 23, 2018 Posted May 23, 2018 1 hour ago, The Dark Horse said: whatever be the truth about how genuine are these protests , * protestors vandalised collectorate office * protestors destroyed vedanta employee quarters * destroyed public properties * vandalised police vechicles * atatcked and injured police this a a signal to regular protests/protetsors/protest organizers , they should not cross the limits.. last protest organized by seeman was a month back ( anti-IPL protests in chennai ) and after getting some treatment from the TN police ( news is they locked up 700/800 partymen and banged them for 2/3 days ) they are yet to annaounce any other protests
The Dark Horse Posted May 23, 2018 Author Posted May 23, 2018 4 hours ago, velu said: job well done by TN police .. protestors should ask themselves a simple question , is it worth taking risk for 500rs + one chicken biriyani + 180ml of whisky When you wear black tinted glasses, everything looks black. I don't think people will risk their livelihood, now life for a quarter and a briyani. Zelig 1
The Dark Horse Posted May 23, 2018 Author Posted May 23, 2018 3 hours ago, velu said: whatever be the truth about how genuine are these protests , * protestors vandalised collectorate office * protestors destroyed vedanta employee quarters * destroyed public properties * vandalised police vechicles * atatcked and injured police this a a signal to regular protests/protetsors/protest organizers , they should not cross the limits.. last protest organized by seeman was a month back ( anti-IPL protests in chennai ) and after getting some treatment from the TN police ( news is they locked up 700/800 partymen and banged them for 2/3 days ) they are yet to annaounce any other protests https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/www.firstpost.com/business/bjp-congress-accepted-foreign-funding-too-vedanta-top-donor-1330877.html/amp They just want to make in the moolah. People's choice means jack.
velu Posted May 23, 2018 Posted May 23, 2018 28 minutes ago, The Dark Horse said: When you wear black tinted glasses, everything looks black. I don't think people will risk their livelihood, now life for a quarter and a briyani. if you think all the protests are genuine , then you have to remove your glasses
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