The state government would undertake a detailed examination of the Union environment and forest ministry's rejection order and would take correct and appropriate steps on the matter Naveen Patnaik, Orissa CM
Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday hoped there was `no politics' behind the environment ministry's denial of clearance for the Vedanta project.
NEW DELHI: 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.
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. In doing so, he has laudably upheld due process, human rights, and environmental laws.
TUESDAY will go down as one of the worst days for Naveen Patnaik, the chief minister of Orissa for more than a decade. The Union ministry for environment & forests on Tuesday scrapped Orissa Mining Corporation
Maoists Have Been Exploiting Tribal Resentment Against Mining Contracts Awarded To VedantaTHE home ministry, which is laying lot of political premium on the environment ministry
