Minor leak observed at Vedanta's south Indian copper smelter - official
"A leakage was observed in the sulphuric acid storage plant. It doesn`t look problematic, but we have decided to evacuate the storage tomorrow as a safety precaution," Sandeep Nanduri, the district`s top administrative official, said on Sunday.
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Police opened fire on a crowd of protesters on May 22 calling for the shutdown on the grounds of pollution. Image source: Reuters