Sterlite returns to Thoothukudi with green copper but ghosts of 2018 linger over reopening

Published on 24 April 2026

Feasibility study proposes recycling and new CSR funds

Seven years after the 2018 police firing that killed 13 protesters against Sterlite’s polluting plant, Thoothukudi is again debating reopening. A feasibility study recommends switching to recycled copper, shutting some polluting sections, and creating an INR 100 crore CSR corpus. Yet local opposition and the city’s unresolved trauma continue to block any easy green light.

2018 killings during protests still shape opposition to Sterlite
Reopening plan includes recycled copper and closing select sections
An INR 100 crore CSR corpus is proposed as part of the plan
Strong local pushback remains despite the feasibility study

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Sterlite returns to Thoothukudi with green copper but ghosts of 2018 linger over reopening

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