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May 07, 2016· SC refuses to lift ban on Niyamgiri hills mining. 07 May 2016. In a setback for the Odisha government that had sought a virtual reversal of the Supreme Court ruling three years ago against mining ...

Bauxite mine Niyamgiri Hills India About Bauxite mine Niyamgiri Hills Brief history On October 5th, 2004 an official agreement was signed between the Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) and Sterlite Industries, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc, for the purpose of mining of bauxite reserves at at the foot of the Niyamgiri mountain, near the ...

Mar 16, 2019· Bauxite is the raw material for alumina and aluminum, and Odisha has 700 million tonnes of known bauxite reserves, of which 88 million tonnes are estimated to be found in Niyamgiri.

May 07, 2016· In 2013, the court had banned mining in the Niyamgiri hills till local gram sabhas conducted a study and filed a report on whether it could be allowed to mine in the area.

Tribals in Orissa's Niyamgiri hills reject Vedanta's bauxite mining project in a landmark referendum. Arunima Mishra/ Photographs by Shekhar Ghosh Print Edition: Sep 15, 2013

The Supreme Court on Friday scrapped a petition filed by state owned mining company Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) to consider afresh the possibility of holding gram sabhas to decide bauxite mining on top of Niyamgiri hills.. A bench of the apex court headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi, refused to entertain the petition. The court, instead, directed OMC to approach appropriate forums against the ...

Bauxite sourcing from Niyamgiri: SC order restricts Sterlite's plans; Bauxite sourcing from Niyamgiri: SC order restricts Sterlite's plans In August 2013, the aboriginal Dongria Kandhs of Niyamgiri in 12 gram sabhas had said "no" to any mining in their place of worship following an order by Supreme Court.

Jul 23, 2013· The tribals living in the Niyamgiri hills are firm against $1.7 billion mining project by the Odisha Government and Vedanta," Lingaraj Azad, who is spearheading movement against mining .

Jan 10, 2014· New Delhi: Environment Ministry today rejected Vedanta's controversial bauxite mining proposal in Odisha's Niyamgiri, official sources said. The sources in the ministry told PTI here that a decision has been taken to reject the proposal to mine bauxite in Niyamgiri hills.

While the refinery in Lanjigarh has been built, it depends on bauxite brought by train and truck from far away. Vedanta Ltd has been unable to get final permission for mining bauxite from the Niyamgiri Hills. The Supreme Court of India asked in April 2013 for public consultations in villages and hamlets in the Niyamgiri hills.

The Stateowned Odisha Mining Company (OMC) had sought permission to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri hills and supply it to Vedantas alumina refinery. The Union environment ministry cancelled all permissions granted to the company following allegations by .

In April 2009, the India authorities gave Sterlite and the state owned Orissa Mining Corporation permission to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills, about 10 kms from the Lanjigarh refinery.

Apr 18, 2018· While mining on Niyamgiri is unlikely in the near future, Vedanta sources bauxite for the refinery from within the country and through imports. "Post the 2015 amendment to the MMDR Act, natural resources will have to be auctioned.

Mar 03, 2016· Tribal organisations and the Dongria Kondhs, who consider the Niyamgiri Hills sacred, have been locked in a battle since 2013 over the Anil Agarwal-owned Vedanta Resources' plans to mine bauxite ...

Oct 11, 2010· Raipur : After the Niyamgiri ban, a controversy is brewing in Chhattisgarh over bauxite mining by Vedanta Resources, the UK-based mining conglomerate, in the Maikal hill ranges in Kawardha district with the opposition Congress demanding a probe into alleged large-scale infringement of green and tribal areas and violation of panchayat laws.

Apr 18, 2013· Vedanta's bauxite mining project in Odisha's Niyamgiri Hills got stuck once again as the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the state government to go back to the gram sabha to consider the rights of worship of local tribals. A forest bench of Justice Aftab Alam, Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Ranjan Gogoi said: "We are, therefore, of the view that the question whether STs (Scheduled ...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa government has thrown its weight behind mining group Vedanta Aluminium Limited and has moved the Supreme Court against the Centre's ban on bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri ...

Apr 18, 2013· Supreme Court keeps bauxite mining ban in Odisha. The Supreme Court stalled Vedanta Group's bauxite mining project in Niyamgiri Hills of Odisha till gram sabhas of districts Rayagada and Kalahandi ...

On April 18, 2013, the Supreme Court had held that village councils, or gram sabhas, will decide if the state-owned Odisha Mining Corporation could mine the Niyamgiri hills for bauxite. The mineral...

India: Landmark Supreme Court ruling a great victory for indigenous rights

NSS is a collective of tribes that has been opposing bauxite mining by Vedanta in Niyamgiri hills since 2003. Niyamgiri hills are home to about 8,000 Dongaria Kondh tribes living in 160 villages.

Government rejects Vedanta's bauxite mining plans in Niyamgiri 3 min read. ... The plan was to develop a bauxite mine in Niyamgiri hills and supply the material to Vedanta's alumina refinery.

Tribals in Orissa's Niyamgiri hills reject Vedanta's bauxite mining project in a landmark referendum. Arunima Mishra/ Photographs by Shekhar Ghosh Print Edition: Sep 15, 2013 The road towards...

Jan 12, 2014· Vedanta wanted to m In a major setback to Anil Agarwal-promoted Vedanta Resources, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has turned down its proposal for bauxite mining at Niyamgiri hills .
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