Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Upbeat over Centre's refusal to allow bauxite mining at the Niyamgiri hills by Vedanta, tribals, especially Dongria Kondhs, have decided to celebrate it by organizing a massive rally in Rayagada district on Thursday. "This is a victory for tribals, who have been battling to save Niyamgiri for the past 10 …
An Odisha minister today said that rejection of the mining proposal on Niyamgiri hills was 'unfortunate' and steps would be taken to alternatively source bauxite for Vedanta's refinery. "It is unfortunate that the UPA government is doing politics at the cost of development. We condemn the Centre for rejection of …
An Odisha minister today said that rejection of the mining proposal on Niyamgiri hills was 'unfortunate' and steps would be taken to alternatively source bauxite for Vedanta Resources' refinery. "It is unfortunate that the UPA government is doing politics at the cost of development. We condemn the Centre for rejection …
Environment Ministry rejects Vedanta's plan to mine Niyamgiri The Union Environment Ministry has taken a decision in two high profile cases, rejecting the forest clearance for Vedanta’s bauxite mining project in Niyamgiri Hills of Odisha, and renewing the stand-alone environmental clearance for Posco’s eight million tonnes per annum steel plant. …
The environment ministry has rejected London-listed Vedanta Resources Ltd's request to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri hills of Odisha state after local residents opposed mining in the area they consider sacred, an official said on Saturday. Vedanta Aluminium's 1 million tonne-a-year alumina refinery in the eastern state has been struggling …
The state government on Monday put district authorities on alert, especially those of 10 southern and coastal districts, as the severe cyclonic storm, Lehar, is expected to make a landfall between Kalingapatnam and Machhlipatnam of Andhra Pradesh around noon of November 28. The government's warning came after India Meteorological Department …
Bhubaneswar: The report on the 12 Gram Sabhas over the extraction of Bauxite from Niyamgiri hills has been sent to the centre. The report will be submitted at the Supreme Court. The state government had conducted gram sabhas complying with the decision of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court had …
Odisha has 1.8 billion tonne of bauxite reserve which is nearly 55 per cent of the country's deposit. The state geology department has identified five places in Koraput and Kalahandi districts to carry out prospecting operation for bauxite, as part of its long-term plan to boost proven bauxite reserves in …
The unanimous vote by 12 gram sabhas in Odisha's Rayagada and Kalahandi districts, rejecting Vedanta Aluminium and the Orissa Mining Corporation's plan to extract bauxite from the Niyamgiri hills, is a historic and significant precedent that could determine the course of similar developments in other tribal areas in India.
The outcome at the 12 gram sabhas held in Kalahandi and Rayagada districts will impact the projects proposed in Vizag and East Godavari district The decade-old struggle by the Dongria Kondhs and other traditional forest-dwellers in Odisha culminating in rejection of the proposed bauxite mining by Orissa Mining Corporation and …
After a unanimous rejection of the proposal to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri hills by gram sabhas in the Rayagada and Kalahandi districts, the Orissa government is examining the option of providing mineral linkage to Vedanta’s alumina plant through the Sijumali-Kutrumali mines. If the state government is able to resolve …
The last and 12th gram sabha held in Jarapa village in Rayagada district rejected the proposal for bauxite mining on Niyamgiri hills. Of the 16 voters of Jarapa village, 12 persons, including six women and six men from eight families, took part in the proceedings of the gram sabha. All …
Quick step by govt to provide alternate source only hope for Lanjigarh refinery The 12-0 drubbing in gram sabhas held to seek a referendum on bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills has pushed into uncertainty the fate of Rs 5,000 crore one million tonne refinery of Vedanta Aluminium (VAL) at Lanjigarh, …
Tribals in all the 11 villages of Rayagada and Kalahandi districts, where gram sabhas were held earlier, have voted against the mining project The last gram sabha to decide the fate of bauxite mining project in Niyamgiri hills will take place on Monday at Jarapa village in Rayagda district. Like …
The villagers who took part in the 11th gram sabha held at Khambesi village in Rayagada district on Tuesday rejected the proposed bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills. As many 50 out of the 72 voters of the village who participated in the Gram Sabha unanimously passed a resolution strongly opposing …
Similar to the outcome of earlier gram sabhas, tribals at the 11th gram sabha held at Khambesi village in Rayagada district on Tuesday rejected the proposal of Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) to mine Niyamgiri hills. "We are culturally and religiously attached with the hills. We don't want to part with …
Bhubaneswar : With its hopes to source bauxite from the Niyamgiri hills for its alumina refinery at Lanjigarh dashed, Vedanta Resources has applied for laterite deposits to run the plant till bauxite becomes available. However, it is unlikely to get the deposits as there is no policy for leasing out …
A bench extended the time till August 19 The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the time for gram sabhas in Odisha to decide on allowing mining in the mineral-rich regions of Rayagada and Kalahandi districts where Vedanta proposes to set up an alumina refinery and other projects. A bench extended …
Decision of palli sabha crucial for running one million tonne of alumina refinery plant of VAL at Niyamgiri foot hills Tribals of Lakhapadar village in Rayagada district voted against the plan to mine bauxite on Niyamgiri hills, making it the 10th gram sabha to reject the proposal. Earlier nine gram …
Gram sabhas which have considered issues have so far objected to projects to be set up by Vedanta The Supreme Court today extended the time for gram sabhas in Odisha to decide on allowing mining in the mineral-rich regions where Vedanta proposes to set up alumina refinery and other projects. …
