NEW DELHI: Dongria Kondhs of Lanjigarh in Orissa may have received some respite, with the government setting up yet another committee to reconsider how a proposed Vedanta mine in the area could affect the tribe.

BHUBANESWAR: The Union Environment Ministry has formed a fresh panel to look into the alleged violation of forest rights of tribals in Niyamgiri hills, where it has held up clearance to the bauxite mining project of Vedanta Resources.

New Delhi, June 29 (PTI) The Environment Ministry has formed a new panel to look into issues related to alleged violation of forest rights of tribals in Orissa's Niyamgiri, where it has held up clearance to a bauxite mining project of Vedanta Resources.

Plans by Vedanta Resources to mine bauxite in Niyamgiri to feed its alumina refinery in Lanjigarh area of Orissa

Environment Min Sets Up Panel To Look Into Impact On Tribals, Wildlife & Biodiversity

Rohini Singh & M Rajshekhar NEW DELHI

After facing the ire of the Opposition on many occasions over the controversial Vedanta University Project (VUP), the Orissa government has finally clarified that the Anil Agarwal Foundation (AAF), which would develop the project, is a public limited company.

Nearly 8,000 of the Dongria Kondh Adivasis, who revere the Niyamgiri mountain as their king and god, fear displacement and disruption of their centuries-old culture once the company gets the cleara

Kalpana Pathak / Mumbai June 14, 2010, 0:44 IST

The estimated $3-bn Vedanta University was to start Phase-I by mid-2011 but is facing stiff opposition from locals.

Planned large-scale mechanised mining of minerals contributes substantially to the state and national exchequers. This is well-evident in the case of Orissa.