Massive protests by anti-Sterlite activists against the alleged environmental hazards caused by the Sterlite plant culminated in the death of ten people in police firing and eventually led to the Tamil Nadu state government shutting down the Sterlite plant. The case highlights the flouting of environmental rules and regulations by Sterlite.

Sterlite Copper represents a key aspect of Vedanta Limited's Copper Business. Since its inception in 1996, Sterlite Copper has steadily grown to become one of the leading contributors to copper production in India, contributing upto 36% of India's demand for refined copper. Currently, it operates a 400,000 Metric Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA ...

The Supreme Court, on February 29, dismissed the special leave petition filed by Vedanta to reopen Thoothukudi Sterlite copper plant. The case is a victory for Tamil Nadu. The apex court upholds ...

The waste generated from different industry can go for the recycling or deposal mechanisms that will be lowering the environmental impact. The status of solid waste generation in India (MT/y) and composition of Municipal Solid Waste in India as per NSWAI are shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Copper slag is a massive metallurgical residue …

31.5.2011. Amalanathan, a 28-year old crane maintenance mechanic, was electrocuted and killed in Vedanta-subsidiary Sterlite Copper's premises today. According to workers, Amalanathan died on the ...

10 Dec 2018, 5:01 am. The National Green Tribunal is set to hold its final hearing in the case against Vedanta Private Limited's Sterlite Copper on Monday. An independent expert committee that was ...

Sterlite slag disposal: TN says company dumps 8 lakh tonnes of waste every year. The Federal. 30 Jun 2022 6:50 AM GMT (Updated:2022-06-30 06:50:59.0) The Tamil Nadu government on June 30 told the Madras High Court that the Sterlite copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi has dumped 5,37,765 tonnes of copper slag at different …

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However, it depends on the quality of raw materials and yield efficiency of the steel plants. In India, the utilization of LD slag is a meagre 25% compared to a high of 70– in other countries . Therefore, disposal of this huge mass of waste slag has become a problem due to environmental and space constraints in the steel plants.

New Delhi, Feb 22 (PTI) Closure of an industry, without specifying the violation in "clearer terms", affects the investment made in the company, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while hearing Vedanta group firm Sterlite Copper's plea against shutting down of its smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi. While making it clear that a company […]

Dr. V.K. Saraswat, Member (S&T), NITI AAYOG inaugurated India's First National Highway Steel Slag Road section on NH- 66 Mumbai-Goa National Highway today. Dr Saraswat said that the Steel Slag Road Technology, developed by CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) is transforming the waste of steel industries into …

May 23, 2024. New Delhi, May 23, 2024: Sterlite Power Transmission Limited (SPTL), a leading power transmission developer and global products and solutions provider in India and Brazil, announced it has received approval from its equity shareholders, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, and non-fund-based lenders for the demerger of its ...

In a breakthrough, the inaugural ceremony for India's first National Highway steel slag road section on NH-66, linking Mumbai to Goa, took place last Saturday (13 January). This highway signifies achievement in sustainable road construction technology, as it transforms waste from steel industries into a valuable resource for constructing …

Becoming India's first large-scale telecommunications equipment manufacturing facility to receive Intertek's Zero Waste to Landfill certification is a recognition of our consistent efforts in being responsible to the community and the environment," said Akanksha Sharma,Head – CSR and Sustainability, Sterlite Tech.

Sterlite Industries (I) Ltd. Etc. ... vs Union Of India And Ors. Etc. Etc on 11 October, 2011. Author: A K Patnaik. ... The sold waste of slag is to be solid waste stored within the stipulated disposal 10 hectares of land with a restricted stacking height of 12 meters so as to adhere with the safe load bearing capacity of 25 metric ton per ...

tons of copper slag (Sterlite Industries India Ltd.). ... Secondary lead slag, a waste product from battery smelting using CaCO3 as flux, has been investigated for its use as an admixture and/or ...

Abstract. This paper highlights the production capacity, type and quantity of solid wastes generated, their chemical composition and treatment/disposal options for the Indian aluminium, copper lead and zinc industries. Red mud, spent pot lining (SPL), fly ash from aluminium industries; scrap, slag, dross, reverts, slime, flue dust, mill scales ...

Sterlite Copper, a subsidiary of Sterlite Industries, a company owned by Vedanta Limited was founded on 8th September, 1975 located in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. Vedanta Limited is also known as the parent organization of Sterlite Copper, which was the largest copper smelter plant in India from 1998-2018.

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Protests OVER the expansion of a Sterlite Copper smelting plant in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, which led to police firing that killed 13 people, have been over pollution concerns. ... The other byproduct of smelting is slag, the waste matter separated from metals. This slag may leach heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, lead or mercury …

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Regarding the solid waste out of slag in the plant site, the CPCB has taken a view in its communication dated 17.11.2003 to TNPCB that the slag is non- hazardous. Thus, the NEERI report of 2005 did show that the emission and effluent discharge affected the environment but the report read as whole does not warrant a conclusion that the …

The steel slag road, made out of waste material from steel industries, is in Gujarat's Surat. It is durable and costs 30 per cent cheaper than conventional roads. ... Roads of plastic waste. India is revolutionising the way it builds roads. By July 2021, 703 km of National Highways were constructed with the use of waste plastic. ...

The copper slag amounting to 3.5 lakh tonnes was generated by the now defunct Sterlite Copper and had been dumped on a private patta land on the banks of the Uppar stream in 2011.

At present, across the world around 33 tonnes of slag is generated while in India three copper producers Sterlite, Birla Copper and Hindustan Copper produce around 6-6.5 tonnes of slag at different sites. Used copper slag is the largest source of waste from shipyards and refineries.

Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd. (for short the 'appellant-company') with immediate effect. ... Regarding the solid waste released out of slag in the plant site, the Central Pollution Control Board had taken a view in its communication dated 17th November, 2003 to the Respondent-Board that the slag was non-hazardous. ...

The significant increase in copper production has resulted in a substantial upsurge in the annual generation of copper slag waste. 4,5 There are three notable copper-producing companies in India: Birla Copper, Sterlite Copper, and Hindustan Copper. Birla Copper has an annual production capacity of 5 lakh MT, Sterlite Copper produces 4.38 …

M/s Sterlite Industries (India) Limited (Copper Smelter Project) SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Meelavittam Village, Tuticorin Taluk, ... Regarding the solid waste out of slag in the plant site, the CPCB has taken a view in its communication dated 17.11.2003 to TNPCB that the slag is non-hazardous. Thus, the NEERI report of 2005 did show that …

Explore tuticorin sterlite waste profile at Times of India for photos, videos and latest news of tuticorin sterlite waste. ... Expedite removal of copper slag from Sterlite: Plea . tnn / Aug 24 ...

Resources, Conservation and Recycling 42 (2004) 99–120 Solid waste management in non-ferrous industries in India A. Agrawal∗, K.K. Sahu, B.D. Pandey Non-Ferrous Process Division, National Metallurgical …