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Bauxite mine Niyamgiri Hills India About Bauxite mine Niyamgiri Hills Brief history On October 5th, 2004 an official agreement was signed between the Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) and Sterlite Industries, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc, for the purpose of mining of bauxite reserves at at the foot of the Niyamgiri mountain, near the ...
Oct 11, 2010· Raipur : After the Niyamgiri ban, a controversy is brewing in Chhattisgarh over bauxite mining by Vedanta Resources, the UKbased mining conglomerate, in the Maikal hill ranges in Kawardha district with the opposition Congress demanding a probe into alleged largescale infringement of green and tribal areas and violation of panchayat laws.
The Niyamgiri is a hill range situated in the districts of Kalandi and Rayagada in the southwest of Odisha, hills are home to Dongria Kondh indigenous hills have one of India''s most pristine forests in the interior. It is bound by Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary on the northwest side and Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the northeast end.
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.
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 Agarwalowned Vedanta Resources'' plans to mine bauxite ...
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 14, 2014· The Dongria Kondh''s determination to protect Niyamgiri hills from the mining heavyweight Vedanta Resources has paid off, despite the state government''s complicity in .
Oct 11, 2010· Raipur : After the Niyamgiri ban, a controversy is brewing in Chhattisgarh over bauxite mining by Vedanta Resources, the UKbased mining conglomerate, in the Maikal hill ranges in Kawardha district with the opposition Congress demanding a probe into alleged largescale infringement of green and tribal areas and violation of panchayat laws. "The devastation in Kawardha caused by 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.
May 07, 2016· In 2013, the court had banned mining in the Niyamgiri hills till local gram sabhas conducted a study and filed a report on whether it could be allowed to mine in the area.
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 ...
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.
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.
On April 18, 2013, the Supreme Court had held that village councils, or gram sabhas, will decide if the stateowned Odisha Mining Corporation could mine the Niyamgiri hills for bauxite. The mineral...
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 .
The proposed mining area would cover 7 square kilometers on the top of Niyamgiri Hills. Vedanta planned open pit mining to a depth of 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.
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
Jul 23, 2013· The tribals living in the Niyamgiri hills are firm against billion mining project by the Odisha Government and Vedanta," Lingaraj Azad, who is spearheading movement against mining .
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.
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...
India: Landmark Supreme Court ruling a great victory for indigenous rights
Apr 18, 2013· Vedanta''s bauxite mining project in Odisha''s Niyamgiri Hills got stuck once again as the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the state government to go back to the gram sabha to consider the rights of worship of local tribals. A forest bench of Justice Aftab Alam, Justice Radhakrishnan and Justice Ranjan Gogoi said: "We are, therefore, of the view that the question whether STs (Scheduled ...
India court says locals to have say on Vedanta mine. Author: BBC News. Vedanta.wants to extract bauxite from the Niyamgiri hill range which is revered by the Dongria Kondh tribe.On Thursday, the judges maintained the ban on bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri hill range and said the rights of local tribespeople must be considered.
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.
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