Closure of Vedanta copper plant in India must be followed by a cleanup | Letters

Your report mentions high levels of pollution in groundwater but says nothing about cleansing the site, so local people's health will still suffer, say Annie Murray and Martin LloydThe achievement of the people of Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, southern India, in securing the closure of the dangerous Vedanta copper smelting plant deserves congratulation, although it is sad that it was achieved at the cost of 13 lives through police action (Report, 29 May).But it is too soon to claim success, as the people of Bhopal, further north in Madhya Pradesh, could warn. Your report mentions high levels of pollution in groundwater but says nothing about cleansing the site, so local people's health will still suffer. Continue reading...