The Supreme Court has directed the Sterlite Industries Ltd to remove deficiencies in its copper plant at Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, which is causing environment pollution.
In an interim order, a bench of justices RV Raveendran and AK Patnaik directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to issue a direction to the company within two weeks and give a reasonable time to it to take appropriate measures to stop pollution.
"We direct the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to issue directions in exercise of its powers under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, to the petitioners-industry to carry out the aforesaid measures and remove the aforesaid deficiencies within such time as it thinks reasonable and proper," the bench said.
