The Orissa steel and mines department has said no to the Union Panchayatiraj Ministry’s proposal to give gram sabhas rights over major minerals.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/orissa-red-flags-centre%E2%80%99s-plan-give-gram-sabhas-mineral-rights
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/debabrata-mohanty
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gram-sabhas
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minerals
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bauxite
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vedanta-aluminium