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Vedanta to stick to operations in Tamil Nadu despite deadly protests: Company executive

The company's position comes a day after the state of Tamil Nadu, where the smelter is located, said it was seeking a permanent closure of the plant on environmental grounds.

Published: 25th May 2018 07:42 PM  |   Last Updated: 25th May 2018 08:17 PM   |  A+A A-

Vedanta Resources (File| AP)

By Reuters

NEW DELHI: London-listed Vedanta Resources plans to stick to operations in Tamil Nadu despite protests demanding the closure of its copper smelter that killed 13 people this week, a company executive told Reuters on Friday.

The company's position comes a day after the state of Tamil Nadu, where the smelter is located, said it was seeking a permanent closure of the plant on environmental grounds.

"We're not in that stage to look at setting up a plant elsewhere," P. Ramnath, chief executive of Vedanta's India copper business, said in an interview.

"We're confident that we will be able to overcome these issues. It will certainly require a huge effort but I am sure we can hope to restart as quickly as possible."

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