In the Kashipur block of district Rayagadh, Orissa, a 12-year-old conflict between villagers and a mining consortium shows no signs of abating.
Utkal Alumina International Limited (uail) was formed in 1992. Initially comprising of partners indal, Tata, Norway-based Norsk Hydro and Canada-based Aluminium Company of Canada (alcan), the consortium today consists of hindalco (an Aditya Birla Group Company that acquired indal) and alcan. The former is the larger partner, holding 55 per cent of uail shares; the latter holds 45 per cent. Tata and Norsk Hydro withdrew from the consortium in 1997.
By this time, people in Kashipur were turning hostile to uail 's project
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