#BanSterlite.
The ongoing protest against the sterlite industries in thoothukudi is a prime concern for the present state government. As long as two decades ago the then admk government granted permission for the sterlite industries to commence operations at thoothukudi though it was refused in some other states like goa, maharastra, gujarat etc.
Of late claiming lives of thirteen protesters, whistle blows the current situation of the protests and the seriousness on the issue. Now the government of India and government of tamil nadu were very serious about controlling the protests instead it might have taken stringent action against the non compliance of certain pollution related factor by the copper manufacturer. Earlier the other unit of the same industry at Mettur also shutted down due to the non compliance of the conditions laid down by the pollution control board.
First of all where is the controlling government agencies like pollution control board, local body who gives license to operate and monitoring agencies where were they went, when this kind of serious issue are arisen they should have acted upon the industry to shut down or to comply the measures laid down by the agencies.
Apart from controlling the industry to comply the norms laid down, the government machinery is very much eager to eliminate the protests and not ready to taken action against the one who does not comply the conditions to run the industry.
Everything is because of the political parties who used to get the funds from the giant industry who violates the norms and ready to give donation for election to the parties for not to disturb them even anybody comes in to power.
Finally the sufferer is the general public and they are badly affected because of the copper waste dumped in the soil which destroys the ground water which leads to create the disease cancer to the people living in and around the industry.
If the government is not ready to order to close the industry it is very dangerous to the people of thoothukudi. Hope the industry quits from thoothukudi even from the nation for the well being of the people of this country.