SC asks Sterlite Industries to pay Rs 100cr for polluting environment

SC asks Sterlite Industries to pay compensation of Rs 100 crore for polluting environment through its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu. Sterlite, a unit of Vedanta Resources has faced a lengthy legal battle over environmental concerns at the smelter plant in Tuticorin, with the first of many petitions against it filed in 1996. The case is pending in the Supreme Court. India consumes around 600,000 tonnes of copper annually. And Sterlite which has the country's biggest smelter, produces more than 300,000 tonnes a year to supply half of India's domestic copper needs. Late last month, residents of Tuticorin complained of breathing problems and sore eyes and government officials suspected a sulphur dioxide leak at the smelter. The company denied that there had been a leak.

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