ThePrint investigation finds there is no official evidence linking the plant to the health of the local population; cancer rates similar to rest of state.
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The company buys water from private land owners at exorbidant rate. Result agri stopped.ground water business flourished. This will kill the dist soon.
Media pimps like you will publish articles like this. Truth cannot be hidden for a long time. But Indian Judiciary and pimps like you are trying your level best to bury the truth.
Here, both sterlite and the fringe and main political parties are not true to themselves and are blatantly lying. The sterlite is a company doing business and it is doing everything to restart the business to shore up its coffers. The politicians, working under some external pressure are fooling the people for their personal gains. A thorough and impartial study alone can find out the truth.
Something is fishy .The Print appears suddenly to have turned into a pro-Modi govt. mouthpiece.Fact of the matter is not only the plant has been built w/o obtaining necessary EIA studies, public hearing etc but also has been operating under such illegalities all theses yrs from UPA times which Modi govt. is trying to regularize it just because the owner is a BJP supporter.Let Modi govt. give directions to start from the beginning to remove all the illegalities associated with the plant first and then when the plant meets all requirements then any further decision can be taken.
If the water is used only for washing and cleaning by the residents ,as stated by the Dt Collector, then why can’t he use it to over a period of time and prove that it poses no danger to health?
All because of corrupted congress govrnment who distroyed India for such a long time. Now NDA should take strict action against the cheaters.
The company buys water from private land owners at exorbidant rate. Result agri stopped.ground water business flourished. This will kill the dist soon.
What a shame! The Print. The Fake. Koduththa kaasukku mela koovuran ya..
Worst…how come that black dump don’t have anything to cause ppl.
First of all y this is located near to villages where people are living
Media pimps like you will publish articles like this. Truth cannot be hidden for a long time. But Indian Judiciary and pimps like you are trying your level best to bury the truth.
Here, both sterlite and the fringe and main political parties are not true to themselves and are blatantly lying. The sterlite is a company doing business and it is doing everything to restart the business to shore up its coffers. The politicians, working under some external pressure are fooling the people for their personal gains. A thorough and impartial study alone can find out the truth.
Something is fishy .The Print appears suddenly to have turned into a pro-Modi govt. mouthpiece.Fact of the matter is not only the plant has been built w/o obtaining necessary EIA studies, public hearing etc but also has been operating under such illegalities all theses yrs from UPA times which Modi govt. is trying to regularize it just because the owner is a BJP supporter.Let Modi govt. give directions to start from the beginning to remove all the illegalities associated with the plant first and then when the plant meets all requirements then any further decision can be taken.
How much money you got from Sterlite industries. Don’t work for corporate work for people
Lately I am seeing so many paid articles supporting Sterlite, It’s hurts when seeing such act of Morons with Money plays with the innocent lives..
If the water is used only for washing and cleaning by the residents ,as stated by the Dt Collector, then why can’t he use it to over a period of time and prove that it poses no danger to health?
Sterilite has money. So Medias like you supporting them
Is it true . all your article is fake