The Dongria Khondh indigenous community of Orissa, in eastern India is still in danger of losing their ancestral land and the mountain that is sacred to them in spite of the Indian Supreme Court ruling in April.
The ruling gave village councils the final decision on the plans for the bauxite mine. But the Orissa state government, appears to delaying holding the village councils and trying to prevent all villages from being consulted.
There have been reports that village leaders are facing increased harassment by state police and several have been arrested and the pressure will undoubtedly increase in the next few months.
The mining project is to be jointly operated by Orissa Mining Corporation and a subsidiary of the UK-registered Vedanta Resources. The Orissa government own the Orissa Mining Corporation, which may explains their attitude to the consultation process. Anil Agarwal, an Indian billionaire who lives in London, owns most of Vedanta. The Vedanta shareholders’ meeting is to be held in London on 2nd August. This may be a good opportunity to draw shareholders attention to the issues. Full story...
Related posts:
The ruling gave village councils the final decision on the plans for the bauxite mine. But the Orissa state government, appears to delaying holding the village councils and trying to prevent all villages from being consulted.
There have been reports that village leaders are facing increased harassment by state police and several have been arrested and the pressure will undoubtedly increase in the next few months.
The mining project is to be jointly operated by Orissa Mining Corporation and a subsidiary of the UK-registered Vedanta Resources. The Orissa government own the Orissa Mining Corporation, which may explains their attitude to the consultation process. Anil Agarwal, an Indian billionaire who lives in London, owns most of Vedanta. The Vedanta shareholders’ meeting is to be held in London on 2nd August. This may be a good opportunity to draw shareholders attention to the issues. Full story...
Related posts:
- Story of a sacred mountain in India:the Dongria Kondh fight Vedanta...
- Vedanta £1billion mine plan knocked back by India...
- India stops Vedanta plans to mine bauxite in Orissa...
- India's Dongria Kondh tell Vedanta 'we won't leave our land'
- How poor and courageous Indians are fighting back...
- Police in India kidnap Arun Ferreira, activist for Dalits and tribals...
- India "up for sale" to western corporate capital...
No comments:
Post a Comment