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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Now, Vedanta lands in mining row in Chhattisgarh

Now, Vedanta lands in mining row in Chhattisgarh

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published Published on Oct 11, 2010   modified Modified on Oct 11, 2010

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.

"The devastation in Kawardha caused by mining activities of Vedanta Group is greater and worse than Orissa. Vedanta Group has managed to get mining rights of bauxite in Maikal hills, abode of Baiga tribes identified as 'most backward' and one of those tribes who are getting extinct," senior Congress leader and former CM Ajit Jogi said at a press conference on Sunday.

"None of the laws are being followed by the mining major in Kawardha. Unlike in Niyamgiri, there is a lack of awareness among the masses. Hence, violations of environment, mining, forest and panchayat laws have not received similar kind of public attention," he said.

In a letter to Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, Jogi referred to the Centre's stand on Bauxite mining at Niyamgiri, saying that the report of the expert committee, which examined the mining issue in Orissa, was a milestone regarding the welfare of the tribals not only of that state but of the entire nation also.

He urged the ministry to send a team of officials to Kawardha to inspect the bauxite mines at Maikal hills and to take necessary action.

Rich in flora and fauna wealth, the Maikal hills are a range of hills in eastern part of Satpuras in Kawardha. The hills are inhabited by two prominent tribes - Baigas and Gonds.

Pointing out that a group of Congress MLAs had visited the bauxite mining areas in Kawardha, Jogi said they had reported large-scale violations in mining that could pose a severe threat not only to the environment but also to the tribals. "The catchment area of holy river Naramda is being badly affected," he added.

While the Vedanta Group had carried out some activities under its Corporate Social Responsibility in Niyamgiri, Jogi said the mining major have not yet done anything for the poor staying around the mining area of Miakal hills. "Besides Vedanta is taking the bauxite ore to Orissa instead of carrying out value addition within Chhattisgarh," he alleged.

Jogi said he has written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and general secretary Rahul Gandhi, seeking their intervention in the matter.


The Indian Express, 11 October, 2010, http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20101011/804/tnl-now-vedanta-lands-in-mining-row-in-c.html


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