Odisha to Hold Gram Sabhas in 12 Villages Only

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Odisha to Hold Gram Sabhas in 12 Villages Only [1]

Tribal affairs ministry’s advice to include more villages ignored

The Odisha government will conduct gram sabhas in 12 villages of Kalahandi and Rayagada districts between July 18 and August 19 to decide fate of the proposed bauxite mining for Vedanta atop Niyamgiri hills despite objections by the union tribal affairs ministry.

Publication Date:

09/07/2013

Author(s): Nageshwar Patnaik [2]

Source: Economic Times (New Delhi) [3]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/nageshwar-patnaik
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/economic-times-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/bauxite
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vedanta-aluminium
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-rights-act-2006
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gram-sabhas
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sustainable-development
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-tribal-affairs