Don't clear Vedanta's mining project: panel
14 years, 7 months ago

Don't clear Vedanta's mining project: panel

The Hindu  

The Union government should not clear Vedanta's bauxite mining project in the Niyamgiri hills of Orissa as it violates the environment and forest law, according to a panel set up to investigate the proposal. “The Vedanta Company has consistently violated the Forest Conservation Act, the Forest Rights Act, the Environment Protection Act and the Orissa Forest Act in active collusion with the State officials,” said the report of the four-member panel, headed by Planning Commission member N.C. Saxena. “Allowing mining … by depriving two primitive tribal groups of their rights over the proposed mining site to benefit a private company would shake the faith of the tribal people in the laws of the land,” it said. While refusing to discuss his final decision, Mr. Ramesh noted, “as a matter of principle, it would be a tragedy in this country if you can violate a law and then there is a window available to you for a correction … to pay a penalty and go ahead.” The mine is a joint venture between Vedanta Aluminium and the Orissa Mining Company.

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Vedanta's Sijimali Bauxite Project Promises Economic Growth, Tribal Upliftment
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Vedanta's Sijimali Bauxite Project Promises Economic Growth, Tribal Upliftment

Deccan Chronicle  

RAYAGADA: The Sijimali bauxite block, spanning Kalahandi and Rayagada districts, is poised to revolutionise the socio-economic landscape of Odisha’s tribal heartland. Vedanta has announced an investment of Rs 1,200 crore over the next 25 years through the Lanjigarh Periphery Area Development Fund and the newly proposed Sijimali Periphery Area Development Fund. Economist Dr. Pravas Mishra highlights the project’s transformative potential, …

Hasdeo Forest | Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Cancellation Of Mining Permission For PEKB, Parsa Coal Blocks In Chhattisgarh
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hasdeo Forest | Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Cancellation Of Mining Permission For PEKB, Parsa Coal Blocks In Chhattisgarh

Live Law  

The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking a direction to the Union of India to cancel all non-forest use and mining permissions granted for PEKB and Parsa Coal Block, Chhattisgarh.The PIL further seeks a direction to the State of Chhattisgarh to notify entire Hasdeo Aranya Forest and Parsa Coal Block, Chhattisgarh. The petitioner, claiming to …

Tribal Affairs Minister’s promise to look into Nicobar project clearances ‘mildly’ encouraging: Congress
9 months ago

Tribal Affairs Minister’s promise to look into Nicobar project clearances ‘mildly’ encouraging: Congress

The Hindu  

Calling Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram’s promise to look into the clearances granted for the ₹72,000 crore Great Nicobar Island Project only “mildly” encouraging, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday doubted how much power Union Ministers have over their own portfolios in a government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Responding to Mr. Oram’s promise of looking into the …

Fight against bauxite mining in Odisha: the view from the hill
1 year, 5 months ago

Fight against bauxite mining in Odisha: the view from the hill

The Hindu  

October 13, 2023 03:18 am | Updated February 08, 2024 04:34 pm IST Dibai Majhi, 22, cradles her month-old son in her sari, as she stands with about 30 others in the centre of Aliguna village, in Odisha’s hilly Rayagada district. “Police action is a ploy to deter people from participating in the crucial public hearing for environmental clearance,” says …

After Adani, George Soros-backed OCCRP Foundation targets mining giant Vedanta
1 year, 6 months ago

After Adani, George Soros-backed OCCRP Foundation targets mining giant Vedanta

Op India  

After efforts to target the Adani Group were thwarted, the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project has turned its focus towards one of India’s leading mining companies, the Vedanta Group. In a report published on August 31, 2023, the George Soros-backed organisation claimed that Anil Agarwal-led company ‘covertly’ lobbied the Modi government to weaken key environmental regulations during the COVID-19 …

Forest (Conservation) Rules consistent with Forest Rights Act: Bhupender Yadav
2 years, 8 months ago

Forest (Conservation) Rules consistent with Forest Rights Act: Bhupender Yadav

Hindustan Times  

Forest Rules, 2022, do not dilute or infringe upon provisions of the Forest Rights Act, 2006, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav has clarified. “It is actually the State Government diversion order issued subsequently which authorises use of forest land for intended purposes and hand over the land to the user agency.” Yadav said the process envisaged in FRA and new …

Activists write to Bhupesh Baghel to reconsider move to expand mining in Hasdeo Arand forest
3 years, 3 months ago

Activists write to Bhupesh Baghel to reconsider move to expand mining in Hasdeo Arand forest

Hindustan Times  

Wildlife activists and researchers wrote a letter to Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday, requesting him to reconsider the state government’s decision to pursue proposals for the opening up and expansion of mining operations in the Hasdeo Arand forest. It is, furthermore, a decision that lacks both scientific legitimacy and popular mandate, since it neither accurately represents the will …

In Chhattisgarh, Congress govt looks on as Vedanta begins gold mining on BJP-granted lease; tribals feel cheated
6 years, 1 month ago

In Chhattisgarh, Congress govt looks on as Vedanta begins gold mining on BJP-granted lease; tribals feel cheated

Firstpost  

In 2016, the then BJP govt in Chhattisgarh awarded 608 hectares of Baghmada mines to Vedanta group to mine around 2.7 tons of gold, without consulting the traditional dwellers Editor’s note: A network of 60 reporters set off across India to test the idea of development as it is experienced on the ground. In 2016, the then Bhartiya Janta Party …

Supreme Court notice to Andhra Pradesh on Polavaram project
6 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court notice to Andhra Pradesh on Polavaram project

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Andhra Pradesh government from Orissa government seeking stay of all construction activities in the Indira Sagar Polavaram project and for quashing the final approval granted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests A two-member bench comprising Justices Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta issued the notice and posted the …

Drop mining plan in Agency, Girijan Vedika tells govt.
9 years, 4 months ago

Drop mining plan in Agency, Girijan Vedika tells govt.

The Hindu  

Girijana Aikya Vedika for Telangana and AP has issued a strong message to the government that the later must suspend all moves to take up any kind of mining activity in the areas listed in the Fifth Schedule of the constitution, where the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups are the majority of the population. “The tribal people will wage a war, …

Government ignores green and red considerations
9 years, 4 months ago

Government ignores green and red considerations

The Hindu  

he State Government’s decision to resume bauxite mining in the Jerrela block in the Agency area of Vizakhapatnam district is likely to run the gauntlet of opposition from tribal people of the area and environmentalists. Government Order 97 issued on Thursday gives permission to the Forest Department to divert 1212 hectares of land in the Jerrela reserve forest to the …

Agitation brewing against move on bauxite mining
9 years, 7 months ago

Agitation brewing against move on bauxite mining

The Hindu  

The State Government’s talk of reviving bauxite mining in the Scheduled Areas of the State has kicked up a controversy. Tribal activists are on the warpath against the move to resume bauxite mining under the aegis of the AP Mineral Development Corporation, Integrated Tribal Development Agency and DWCRA groups. Former Union tribal welfare minister V. Kishore Chandra Deo told The …

Full U-turn: Modi govt may scrap required tribal nod to use forest land
10 years, 6 months ago

Full U-turn: Modi govt may scrap required tribal nod to use forest land

Firstpost  

Various ministries are debating means to ensure that the approval for the use forest land for industrial purposes be cleared directly by the Centre. According to a report in the Business Standard, the Modi government is quietly setting the stage to do away with the need for consent from local tribal bodies to cut down forests for industries. The exclusive …

Villagers opposing MP coal project met with threats, alleges Greenpeace
10 years, 7 months ago

Villagers opposing MP coal project met with threats, alleges Greenpeace

Firstpost  

Villagers in Madhya Pradesh’s Mahan forest are being intimidated ahead of a crucial vote that could determine the future of a $3.2 billion coal project proposed by two of the country’s largest mining firms, Greenpeace India said on Monday. New Delhi: Villagers in Madhya Pradesh’s Mahan forest are being intimidated ahead of a crucial vote that could determine the future …

Greenpeace claims villagers are being threatened, intimidated over Mahan Coal project
10 years, 7 months ago

Greenpeace claims villagers are being threatened, intimidated over Mahan Coal project

Firstpost  

Villagers in Madhya Pradesh’s Mahan forest are being intimidated ahead of a crucial vote that could determine the future of a $3.2 billion coal project proposed by two of the country’s largest mining firms, Greenpeace India said on Monday. “The Mahan coal mine is not only placing the climate at risk, but will also destroy the livelihoods of thousands of …

Greenpeace claims villagers are being threatened, intimidated over Mahan Coal project
10 years, 7 months ago

Greenpeace claims villagers are being threatened, intimidated over Mahan Coal project

Firstpost  

Villagers in Madhya Pradesh’s Mahan forest are being intimidated ahead of a crucial vote that could determine the future of a $3.2 billion coal project proposed by two of the country’s largest mining firms, Greenpeace India said on Monday. “The Mahan coal mine is not only placing the climate at risk, but will also destroy the livelihoods of thousands of …

Reviving bauxite mining opens Pandora’s Box
10 years, 7 months ago

Reviving bauxite mining opens Pandora’s Box

The Hindu  

The decision of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to take up bauxite mining under a special system by Integrated Tribal Development Agency four years after the Centre suspended all the clearances issued to extract the mineral from Visakhapatnam and East Godavari districts has opened a Pandora’s Box. There appears to be no clarity on the decision to reconsider mining in …

AP govt. to take relook at bauxite mining issue
10 years, 7 months ago

AP govt. to take relook at bauxite mining issue

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh Government has launched an exercise to review a stand on the contentious bauxite mining issue. The MoU signed by the AP Mineral Development Corporation during 2005-07 have been put under abeyance by the UPA-II Government in August 2010 following strong objections raised by then Araku MP V. Kishore Chandra Deo and others against mining in Scheduled Areas …

Fear of fresh bid for bauxite mining haunts tribal people
10 years, 8 months ago

Fear of fresh bid for bauxite mining haunts tribal people

The Hindu  

Attention maybe turned to exploration of bauxite ore after opening floodgates to greater private participation in coal mining by the National Democratic Alliance Government. The mining lobby, which was lying low for quite sometime after the UPA-II put in abeyance all clearances accorded to bauxite mining in the Scheduled Areas of Visakhapatnam and East Godavari, has stepped up its effort …

Posco cleared, Vedanta loses bid for Niyamgiri project
11 years, 2 months ago

Posco cleared, Vedanta loses bid for Niyamgiri project

The Hindu  

The Union Environment Ministry has taken a decision in two high profile cases, rejecting the forest clearance for Vedanta’s bauxite mining project in Niyamgiri Hills of Odisha, and renewing the stand-alone environmental clearance for Posco’s eight million tonnes per annum steel plant. The rejection of Vedanta’s proposal to dig in the Niyamgiri hills came after 12 village councils of Dongriya …

Environment Ministry to decide soon on Vedanta project
11 years, 5 months ago

Environment Ministry to decide soon on Vedanta project

The Hindu  

The Environment and Forests Ministry will soon take the final call on Vedanta’s mining of Niyamgiri hills, with the Odisha government having sent the gram sabha resolutions to the Centre for a decision. The Supreme Court directed that the gram sabhas of the affected villages be asked for their consent based on how their cultural rights would be impacted. The …

Possible rejection for Vedanta’s bauxite proposal
11 years, 7 months ago

Possible rejection for Vedanta’s bauxite proposal

The Hindu  

The door could soon be shut on Vedanta’s proposal to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri hills of Odisha. The Union Environment Ministry has decided that the claim of even one village council for cultural or religious rights over the hills provides the legal mandate to the Central government to reject the proposal under the Supreme Court orders. In a letter …

Pvt sector's furtive entry into mining in tribal areas irks Deo
11 years, 7 months ago

Pvt sector's furtive entry into mining in tribal areas irks Deo

The Hindu  

Tribal Affairs Minister Kishore Chandra Deo has criticised the Union and State governments for disinvesting in public sector companies to permit private entities to mine in tribal-dominated Schedule V areas, calling the move unconstitutional. In a letter to Environment and Forests Minister Jayanthi Natarajan, Mr. Deo said, “Circumventing the constitutional provisions through disinvestment is being done in a stealthy manner …

9th gram sabha rejects bauxite mining in Odisha's Niyamgiri
11 years, 7 months ago

9th gram sabha rejects bauxite mining in Odisha's Niyamgiri

Hindustan Times  

Like its predecessors, the ninth gram sabha will decide proposed bauxite mining in Odisha’s Niyamgiri hills for Vedanta Group’s alumina refinery at its slope on Thursday rejected the proposal asserting the villagers’ religious and cultural rights over the hills. Rejection by an overwhelming nine out of 12 gram sabhas selected by the Odisha government has dashed Vedanta’s hope for getting …

Odisha: Cong leaders praise tribals for opposing mining
11 years, 7 months ago

Odisha: Cong leaders praise tribals for opposing mining

Firstpost  

Congress leaders on Thursday congratulated the Dangaria Kandha tribes of Kalahandi and Rayagada districts of Odisha for their united stand against the proposed bauxite mining plan atop Niyamgiri Hills for Vedanta. Bhawanipatna: Congress leaders on Thursday congratulated the Dangaria Kandha tribes of Kalahandi and Rayagada districts of Odisha for their united stand against the proposed bauxite mining plan atop Niyamgiri …

Palli sabha rejects bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills
11 years, 8 months ago

Palli sabha rejects bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills

The Hindu  

Rayagada District Judge Sarat Chandra Mishra had to trek 10 km crossing two overflowing hill streams on Monday to conduct a palli sabha in this non-descript village in Sabapadar to know the views of Dongria Kondhs, a primitive tribal group, on proposed bauxite mining by the Orissa Mining Corporation and Vedanta. Heavy rain notwithstanding, the gram sabha was held here, …

Tribals say ‘no’ to mining
11 years, 8 months ago

Tribals say ‘no’ to mining

The Hindu  

The Dongaria Kondh tribal people of Niyamgiri on Thursday said an emphatic ‘no’ to the proposed bauxite mining project on the Niyamgiri Hills, which is spread over the tribal-dominated districts of Kalahandi and Rayagada districts in Odisha. Taking part in the first Gram Sabha hearing held at Sherkapadi village in Sibapadar gram panchayat in Rayagada district, as many as 36 …

The significance of Niyamgiri
11 years, 10 months ago

The significance of Niyamgiri

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has strongly endorsed the role of the gram sabhas as democratic decision-making fora on issues of individual, community and cultural rights of tribals and traditional forest dwellers. Its recent ruling in the Niyamgiri bauxite mining case has far-reaching impact because environmental laws such as the Forest Act, the Forest Rights Act and the Environment Act are given …

Court directs gram sabhas to take a call on Vedanta’s mining project
11 years, 11 months ago

Court directs gram sabhas to take a call on Vedanta’s mining project

The Hindu  

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the smallest units of local governance to use their powers and take a decision on whether the Vedanta group’s $1.7 billion bauxite mining project in Odisha’s Niyamgiri Hills can go forward or not. Affirming the decision-making power of the village councils of Rayagada and Kalahandi under the Forest Rights Act, …

Panel’s report on mining will reflect Girijans’ feelings: Mallu
11 years, 11 months ago

Panel’s report on mining will reflect Girijans’ feelings: Mallu

The Hindu  

The AP Assembly Committee on Petitions, which visited Galikonda and Raktakonda, one of the areas proposed for bauxite mining in Visakha Agency, is of the opinion that the Girijans are against the mining and its report to the government would be in tune with the feelings of the Girijans, its Chairman Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said here on Tuesday. Addressing mediapersons …

Forest land cannot be diverted for Vedanta project, says Centre
12 years, 1 month ago

Forest land cannot be diverted for Vedanta project, says Centre

The Hindu  

Justifying the cancellation of the environmental clearance granted to Vedanta for the Lanjigarh Bauxite mining project in Odisha, the Ministry of Environment and Forests on Friday said that forest land cannot be diverted under the provisions of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, 2006. In its affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, the MoEF said: “The diversion …

Vedanta to shut Odisha plant, effects 7,000 people
12 years, 6 months ago

Vedanta to shut Odisha plant, effects 7,000 people

Hindustan Times  

Vedanta Aluminium Limited, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange listed multi-billion dollar Vedanta Resources group, on Thursday told the Odisha government it wants to temporarily shut down its alumina refinery in the state due to lack of bauxite by December 5. Vedanta-says-it-ran-the-plant-at-60-of-its-capacity-incurring-a-loss-of-Rs-3-000-crore-HT-File-Photo “The decision is painful because it will affect the livelihood of nearly 7,000 people including 550 direct …

SC Hearing On Niyamgiri Vedanta Project Posted To January
13 years, 7 months ago

SC Hearing On Niyamgiri Vedanta Project Posted To January

India TV News  

New Delhi, Aug 23 : The Supreme Court today refused to accord an early hearing to Orissa government's plea challenging the Centre's decision to withdraw environmental clearance given to Vedanta group firm Sterlite for its bauxite mining project in Niyamgiri Hills. Brushing aside the state government's plea for an early hearing to its objections to the Centre's move, a bench …

No green nod for mining in Niyamgiri forests
13 years, 8 months ago

No green nod for mining in Niyamgiri forests

The Hindu  

Union Environment Ministry on Saturday made it clear that no green nod has been given to Orissa Mining Corporation to mine bauxite in the sensitive Niyamgiri Reserve Forests in the State and the status quo remains. The Ministry said the issue of environmental clearance to Orissa Mining Corporation’s Lanjigarh Project has become “practically redundant” as it had withdrawn the forest …

Jairam loses “no-go” battle, allows coal mining in forested Hasdeo Arand
13 years, 9 months ago

Jairam loses “no-go” battle, allows coal mining in forested Hasdeo Arand

The Hindu  

The bastion of Hasdeo-Arand has finally been broken. One year after saying that the coalfields of this heavily-forested, mineral rich region of Chhattisgarh would never be open to miners, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has finally granted a stage-I forest clearance to three blocks in the region: Tara, Parsa East and Kante Basan. “Yes, these are the first Hasdeo-Arand blocks to …

No tribal or OTFDs in Posco’s proposed plant site: Chief Secretary
13 years, 11 months ago

No tribal or OTFDs in Posco’s proposed plant site: Chief Secretary

The Hindu  

Orissa Government today assured the government that there was no tribal inhabitant or any other traditional forest dwellers living at the proposed plant site villages near Paradip. The State government maintained its earlier stand that there was no tribal or any other traditional forest dwellers living at the proposed plant site villages,” Chief Secretary B K Patnaik told reporters. At …

Orissa moves SC against denial of green nod to Vedanta
13 years, 11 months ago

Orissa moves SC against denial of green nod to Vedanta

The Hindu  

The Orissa government today approached the Supreme Court challenging the Centre’s decision to reject environmental clearance to Vedanta bauxite mining project in Niyamgiri Hills. Challenging the Environment Ministry’s order of August 24, 2010, the State government filed an application through Orissa Mining Corporation, contending that the Centre’s decision was in violation of the Supreme Court’s previous order giving a green …

Orissa tribal bodies move court, seek Vedanta expansion
14 years, 4 months ago

Orissa tribal bodies move court, seek Vedanta expansion

Hindustan Times  

Eight tribal organisations from Kalahandi and Rayagada districts have submitted a writ petition to the Orissa High Court against the recent stalling of expansion of refinery project of Vedanta Aluminium Ltd at Lanjiarh in Kalahandi. HT Image In their petition, the tribal organisations have said that the VAL’s refinery at the foothill of Niyamgiri hill at Lanjigarh has transformed the …

Rahul Visits Vedanta Site, Backs Tribals
14 years, 7 months ago

Rahul Visits Vedanta Site, Backs Tribals

India TV News  

Lanjigarh : Making a visit here against the backdrop of the Centre rejecting environment clearance for the bauxite mining project of Vedanta, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hailed the decision as a victory for tribals of the area and vowed to fight for their cause. "True development takes place by respecting interests of the poor and tribals and not by muffling …

Vedanta’s Orissa project nixed
14 years, 7 months ago

Vedanta’s Orissa project nixed

Live Mint  

New Delhi: After five long years of court hearings, violent public protests, Centre-state wrangling and media coverage, the government denied permission for bauxite mining at Niyamgiri in Orissa, settling the dispute in favour of the tribe that’s indigenous to the area. Sterlite is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Plc, a London-listed company, which also owns Vedanta Alumina Ltd, …

Enforcing environmental law
14 years, 7 months ago

Enforcing environmental law

The Hindu  

Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has acted boldly and impartially by relying on scientific expertise and rejecting the application from Vedanta Resources for forest clearance to start bauxite mining in Orissa's Niyamgiri hills. The transparent manner in which the Ministry went about assessing environmental concerns and the impact the project would have on tribal groups …

Vedanta, State govt. officials were in ‘active collusion’: Saxena
14 years, 7 months ago

Vedanta, State govt. officials were in ‘active collusion’: Saxena

The Hindu  

N. C. Saxena, whose report formed the basis for rejection of Vedanta’s proposed mining project in Orissa, on Tuesday said the State government and the company officials were in “active collusion” in violating a series of forest laws at the site. Mr. Saxena, who has been under attack from Orissa government for giving “biased” recommendations during his visit to investigate …

Orissa may give us alternative site: Vedanta
14 years, 7 months ago

Orissa may give us alternative site: Vedanta

The Hindu  

Vedanta, whose proposal to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills, was rejected by the Centre on Tuesday, says the Orissa government “is actively considering allocation of an alternative source of bauxite to Vedanta's alumina refinery.” In a statement, it also reiterated that there were “no regulatory violations of any kind at the Lanjigarh Alumina refinery.” The Union Ministry of Environment …

Rejection of environment clearance to Vedanta unfortunate: Orissa
14 years, 7 months ago

Rejection of environment clearance to Vedanta unfortunate: Orissa

The Hindu  

The Orissa government today termed as “unfortunate” the Centre’s decision to reject environment clearance to Vedanta’s $ 1.7 billion bauxite mining project in Kalahandi district. “It is extremely unfortunate that the Central government has rejected environment clearance to the bauxite mining project for Vedanta,” Orissa’s Industries and Steel and Mines Minister Raghuanth Mohanty told reporters. “Having given in-principle environment clearance …

Vedanta sinks over 5 p.c. on LSE
14 years, 7 months ago

Vedanta sinks over 5 p.c. on LSE

The Hindu  

Vedanta Resources on Tuesday sank 5.69 per cent on the London Stock Exchange in early trade, after the Anil Agarwal-led metal giant failed to get an environment clearance for its USD 1.7 billion bauxite mining project in Orissa. Sterlite Industries, the principal subsidiary of Vedanta Resources, too was under selling pressure and dropped 4.22 per cent to Rs. Indian government …

It is ‘no’ to Vedanta’s mine project in Orissa
14 years, 7 months ago

It is ‘no’ to Vedanta’s mine project in Orissa

The Hindu  

After a long drawn-out consultation process, the Union government has finally pronounced its verdict against Vedanta Alumina’s $1.7-billion plan to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills of Orissa. “There has been a very serious violation of the Environment Protection Act, the Forest Conservation Act and the Forest Rights Act,” said Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh. The Orissa Forest …

Naveen positive on Posco, mum on Vedanta
14 years, 7 months ago

Naveen positive on Posco, mum on Vedanta

The Hindu  

He came, he saw, but the end results were mixed. Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik came to the Capital on Monday with three major items on his lobbying agenda against the Union Environment and Forests Ministry — the Posco steel plant, Vedanta mine and the Polavaram dam. After meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Minister of State for Environment and …

Vedanta: Orissa hopes to place its stand before FAC
14 years, 7 months ago

Vedanta: Orissa hopes to place its stand before FAC

The Hindu  

Though not invited to participate at the Forest Advisory Committee meeting scheduled to be held in New Delhi tomorrow, the Orissa government is still expecting an opportunity to explain its stand on Vedanta’s controversial Niyamgiri mining project. While strongly protesting to the objections raised by the N C Saxena Committee on the project, the State government, in a letter to …

Vedanta project: panel blames Orissa officials
14 years, 7 months ago

Vedanta project: panel blames Orissa officials

The Hindu  

The N.C. Saxena panel, which has asked the Centre not to clear Vedanta's bauxite mining project in Orissa, is scathing about the “collusion” of the State and district administrations, blaming them for deliberate non-implementation of the Forest Rights Act and the Panchayats Act in the region. “The district administration's reluctance to comply with the legal mandates of the FRA was …

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