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Tribals may not swap hill for Rs 10 crore

Sreelatha Menon / New Delhi August 09, 2008, 4:32 IST Bauxite mining activities of Sterlite, which were obstructed by local communities in the Niyamgiri hills in Kalahandi district of Orissa, have now got the go-ahead from the Supreme Court but petitioners say that popular protests will continue and there is no hope for mining in the hills.