It is violative of fundamental rights of Dongria Kondh tribals, Forest Rights Act
Justifying the cancellation of the environmental clearance granted to Vedanta for the Lanjigarh Bauxite mining project in Odisha, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on Friday said that forest land cannot be diverted under the provisions of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/forest-land-cannot-be-diverted-vedanta-project-centre
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/j-venkatesan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kalahandi
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vedanta-aluminium
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bauxite
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-rights-act-2006
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
