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 Tribals struggle to save Niyamgiri [1]

Bauxite versus livelihood of tribals
An uneasy calm prevailed in Lanjigarh and the adjoining Niyamgiri hills, with the Kondh tribals and activists of Green Kalahandi, Kalahandi Sachetan Nagrik Manch and Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti appearing more determined than ever to thwart any attempt at mining the bauxite-rich hills. These organizations were leading the campaign to save Niyamgiri.
In August, the Supreme Court cleared Vedanta

Publication Date: 
29/11/2008
Down to Earth [2]
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River Pollution [3], Air Pollution [4], Mining [5], Industrial Pollution [6], Vedanta Aluminium [7]

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