Chennai: Tamil Nadu state government is taking all steps legally to permanently close down Sterlite Copper plant, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami has said.
Thirteen persons were killed in police firing during the protests against the plant, of Vedanta Group, in Thoothukudi.
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board had ordered the closure of the Sterlite Copper unit with immediate effect and disconnected electricity supply to the plant at 5.15 a.m on Thursday.