Mining in the Niyamgiri Hills and tribal rights
Mining in the Niyamgiri Hills and tribal rights
The Orissa government's agreement with Vedanta Alumina to allow mining of bauxite deposits in the Niyamgiri hills, the home of the Dongaria Kondha tribe, is an example of how corporate interests backed by state support are trampling on tribal livelihoods and threatening an ecologically rich and important region.
Publication Date:
11/04/2008
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