Vedanta plans to set up Rs 10K-crore copper smelter unit in coastal region

Company's plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi was shut in 2018 after police firing on protesters killed 13 people.

Vedanta Group is looking to set up a new copper smelter plant in the coastal region of the country at a cost of around Rs 10,000 crore.
 
This comes at a time when the group’s copper plant in Tamil Nadu remains shut for nearly three years, causing a Rs 5 crore loss every day. The plant was shut in 2018 after protests from locals. This led to police opening fire, killing 13 people.
 
Vedanta Ltd, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources, has called for expressions of interest (EoIs) from state governments for setting up a copper smelter unit in