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The dilemma of mining and forests [1]

N N Sachitanand

The ruling on Vedanta raises questions about the path of development the country should take in future Mining minerals will clearly necessitate clearing some of the forested areas, initially digging up the land and reducing it to waste, displacing those who live in these regions and upsetting their traditional livelihoods, be it farming, gathering forest produce or hunting
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Publication Date: 
14/09/2010
New Indian Express (Chennai) [2]
Tags:
Mining [3], Forests [4], Dongria Kondh [5], Bauxite [6], Orissa (Odisha) [7]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dongria-kondh
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bauxite
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa