RNS23 May 2018 17:20
Update on Tuticorin Smelter
Vedanta Resources plc's subsidiary Vedanta Limited today made the below announcement.
The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, in the PIL filed against the Company, has stated that the application for renewal of Environment Clearance for the Tuticorin Copper Smelter plant 2 project, shall be processed after conduct of mandatory public hearing and the application shall be decided by the competent authority on or before September 23, 2018.
In the interim, the High Court has ordered the Company to cease construction and all other activities onsite for proposed Copper Smelter plant 2 project with immediate effect till the decision of the MoEF.