Chhattisgarh

Protests against methane mining in Chhattisgarh

Residents of around 25 villages recently stopped the public hearing for a proposed methane extraction project. The 500-odd people from Gharghonda tehsil in Raigarh, armed with the Centre for

Publication Date:

30/12/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Ecology, Pollution, Groundwater Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Groundwater, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), CSE, India, Chhattisgarh, Korba (D), Raigarh (D)

Forests

Dispute over status of forestland in MP, Chhattisgarh

the Supreme Court on August 24, 2007, ordered Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh governments to respond to a petition to clarify the status of at least 1.2 million hectares (ha). Called Orange area

Publication Date:

14/10/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Forests, Land Resources, Land Encroachments, Forest Encroachments, Tribals, Supreme Court, NGO, India, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh

Energy

Executive summary of rapid environment impact assessment study for R.R. Energy Ltd, Village - Garhumaria Tehsil-Distt- Raigarh

The Biomass base power plant of RREL is located near village Darramuda and Garh umaria , at Raigarh district in the Chhattisgarh state. The 14 MW Biomass based captive power plant is operational since Feb 2007 and 1 lakh tonnes capacity steel plant base on induction furnace is under implementation, for which the consent to establish has already been obtained.

Publication Date:

01/02/2007

Source: Indus Technical and Financial Consultant Ltd

Tags:

Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Biomass, Energy, Industry, Chhattisgarh, Raigarh (D)

Agriculture

Chhattisgarh proactive in checking illegal BT rice trials

chhattisgarh became the first state to actively initiate action against biosafety violations in trials of genetically modified Bt rice in India. Besides ordering an enquiry into the matter, the

Publication Date:

30/12/2006

Author(s): ALOK PRAKASH PUTUL

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Rice, Conflicts, Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, India, Chhattisgarh

Poverty

Anti Naxal operations a cover for exploiting tribal people

the Salwa Judum movement, an armed counter-Naxalite campaign in Chhattisgarh comprising of local tribal and non-tribal people backed by the state, is precipitating a deeper crisis in the state

Publication Date:

30/10/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20061031

pp:

0

Tags:

Land Resources, Land Ownership, Land Reforms, Tribals, Conflicts, Poverty, Industry, India, Chhattisgarh, Naxalites, Rural Poverty

Industry

Red alert in Chhattisgarh

Land acquisition is at the centre of intense political and social disputes in the tribal hinterland of Chhattisgarh. On the one hand, Naxal extremists enforce their version of justice by opposing land alienation. But the new state has its compulsion

Publication Date:

30/10/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20061031

pp:

0

Tags:

Land Resources, Land Ownership, Mining, Mineral-Based Industry, Tribals, Conflicts, Industry, Human Rights, India, Chhattisgarh, Naxalites

Industry

Land factor

Dhurli village, Dantewada district, August 30, 11.30 am: Armed police in riot gear stand in clusters around the walled compound where people of this quiet, picturesque village are to gather for a gram sabha hearing. They are to decide today whether they want Essar Steel to set up a 3.2 million-tonne plant on their land for Rs 7,000 crore.

Publication Date:

30/10/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20061031

pp:

0

Tags:

Land, Gram Sabhas, Chhattisgarh, Dantewada (D), Essar Steel

Agriculture