Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt and others (“Land Acquisition and Dispossession: Private Coal Companies in Jharkhand”, EPW, 11 February 2012), touch on several important issues, but with a sophistication which is expected from academics. The piece, however, portrays only the tip of the iceberg; the grass-roots situation is much more serious and tense. Land acquisition by privately-owned coal
mining companies has assumed very sinister proportions. This letter is to bring some more examples to the attention of EPW readers. (Letters)
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/land-acquisition-coal-companies-jharkhand
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/nirmal-mahato
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-acquisition
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jharkhand
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/private-sector
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-hearing
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazaribag-d
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-sector
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-impact-assessment-eia
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/displacement
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rehabilitation
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/naxalites