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Vedanta's plans for an openpit bauxite mine in the Niyamgiri Hills in Orissa, India, threatens the Dongria Kondh community, who have resisted with a ten year struggle. In Zambia, thousands of victims of pollution from a copper mining subsidiary of Vedanta have been seeking justice for over 15 years .

Oct 28, 2015· Previous Post Government to ban booming ... state looks to revive bauxite mining in sacred hills . 28 Oct 2015 - 12:53 ... revive a controversial plan to mine for bauxite in the Niyamgiri hills.

Oct 11, 2010· Raipur : After the Niyamgiri ban, a controversy is brewing in Chhattisgarh over bauxite mining by Vedanta Resources, the UK-based mining conglomerate, in the Maikal hill ranges in Kawardha district with the opposition Congress demanding a probe into alleged large-scale infringement of green and tribal areas and violation of panchayat laws. "The devastation in Kawardha caused by mining ...

Tribals in Orissa's Niyamgiri hills reject Vedanta's bauxite mining project in a landmark referendum. Arunima Mishra/ Photographs by Shekhar Ghosh Print Edition: Sep 15, 2013 The road towards...

The Niyamgiri is a hill range situated in the districts of Kalahandi and Rayagada in the south-west of Odisha, India.These hills are home to Dongria Kondh indigenous people.The hills have one of India's most pristine forests in the interior. It is bound by Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary on the north-west side and Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the north-east end.

The Stateowned Odisha Mining Company (OMC) had sought permission to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri hills and supply it to Vedantas alumina refinery. The Union environment ministry cancelled all permissions granted to the company following allegations by .

Bauxite sourcing from Niyamgiri: SC order restricts Sterlite's plans; Bauxite sourcing from Niyamgiri: SC order restricts Sterlite's plans In August 2013, the aboriginal Dongria Kandhs of Niyamgiri in 12 gram sabhas had said "no" to any mining in their place of worship following an order by Supreme Court.

Jan 12, 2014· Vedanta wanted to m In a major setback to Anil Agarwal-promoted Vedanta Resources, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has turned down its proposal for bauxite mining at Niyamgiri hills .

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa government has thrown its weight behind mining group Vedanta Aluminium Limited and has moved the Supreme Court against the Centre's ban on bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri ...

The proposed mining area would cover 7 square kilometers on the top of Niyamgiri Hills. Vedanta planned open pit mining to a depth of 13.6 meters, crushing the bauxite, and transporting it to the refinery at the bottom of the hill via conveyor belt. Twenty percent of the Dongria Kondh live in the proposed mining area.

Jul 23, 2013· The tribals living in the Niyamgiri hills are firm against $1.7 billion mining project by the Odisha Government and Vedanta," Lingaraj Azad, who is spearheading movement against mining .

Jan 10, 2014· New Delhi: Environment Ministry today rejected Vedanta's controversial bauxite mining proposal in Odisha's Niyamgiri, official sources said. The sources in the ministry told PTI here that a decision has been taken to reject the proposal to mine bauxite in Niyamgiri hills.

Oct 11, 2010· Raipur : After the Niyamgiri ban, a controversy is brewing in Chhattisgarh over bauxite mining by Vedanta Resources, the UK-based mining conglomerate, in the Maikal hill ranges in Kawardha district with the opposition Congress demanding a probe into alleged large-scale infringement of green and tribal areas and violation of panchayat laws.

NSS is a collective of tribes that has been opposing bauxite mining by Vedanta in Niyamgiri hills since 2003. Niyamgiri hills are home to about 8,000 Dongaria Kondh tribes living in 160 villages.

In April 2009, the India authorities gave Sterlite and the state owned Orissa Mining Corporation permission to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills, about 10 kms from the Lanjigarh refinery.

In 2017, the Centre granted the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) forest clearance to mine bauxite in the Kodingamali hill. After Vedanta's failure to procure bauxite from Niyamgiri hills through the OMC, it has been sourcing ore for its refinery from its own mines in other States and abroad. Hard-fought victory

Apr 18, 2018· While mining on Niyamgiri is unlikely in the near future, Vedanta sources bauxite for the refinery from within the country and through imports. "Post the 2015 amendment to the MMDR Act, natural resources will have to be auctioned.

Tribals in Orissa's Niyamgiri hills reject Vedanta's bauxite mining project in a landmark referendum. Arunima Mishra/ Photographs by Shekhar Ghosh Print Edition: Sep 15, 2013

While the refinery in Lanjigarh has been built, it depends on bauxite brought by train and truck from far away. Vedanta Ltd has been unable to get final permission for mining bauxite from the Niyamgiri Hills. The Supreme Court of India asked in April 2013 for public consultations in villages and hamlets in the Niyamgiri hills.

Mar 03, 2016· Tribal organisations and the Dongria Kondhs, who consider the Niyamgiri Hills sacred, have been locked in a battle since 2013 over the Anil Agarwal-owned Vedanta Resources' plans to mine bauxite ...

On April 18, 2013, the Supreme Court had held that village councils, or gram sabhas, will decide if the state-owned Odisha Mining Corporation could mine the Niyamgiri hills for bauxite. The mineral...

The Supreme Court on Friday scrapped a petition filed by state owned mining company Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) to consider afresh the possibility of holding gram sabhas to decide bauxite mining on top of Niyamgiri hills.. A bench of the apex court headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi, refused to entertain the petition. The court, instead, directed OMC to approach appropriate forums against the ...

Government rejects Vedanta's bauxite mining plans in Niyamgiri 3 min read. ... The plan was to develop a bauxite mine in Niyamgiri hills and supply the material to Vedanta's alumina refinery.

Jul 31, 2014· With the Supreme Court leaving the fate of Vedanta's proposed bauxite mining project at Niyamgiri Hills in hands of gram sabhas, Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti .
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