Odisha to seek six more weeks to conduct Niyamgiri Gram Sabhas

In its April 18 order, SC had directed the Odisha govt to conduct Gram Sabhas at Niyamgiri within three months to seek the mandate of the locals

The Odisha government today said it would seek six more weeks from the Supreme Court (SC) to conduct Gram Sabhas to decide the fate of bauxite mining at the ecologically sensitive Niyamgiri hills.

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Publication Date: 
17/05/2013
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Kalahandi, Mining, Bauxite, Gram Sabhas, Orissa Mining Corporation, Vedanta Aluminium, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Rayagada (D), Ministry of Tribal Affairs