A recent newspaper report noted that the Union Government had gazetted the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification 2011 and received strong criticism from organisations that work for protecting coastal ecosystems and fight for the rights and welfare of fisherfolk. About 20 organisations working in the field of protecting fishermen's rights and lawyers backing them have taken strong exception to the notification. This is on the ground that the new notification,...
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It's the courts for Posco unless it wins over villagers
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh has passed the Posco buck, nominally to the government of Orissa but, in reality, to the courts. His final clearance of the project depends on a categorical assertion by the government of Orissa that there are no 'other traditional forest dwellers' among those whose land would be diverted for the project. Three committees appointed by the Union environment and forests ministry, which do not see eye-to-eye...
More »Vedanta coalmine proposal fuels villagers' displacement fears by Aman Sethi
More than a thousand villagers from Chhattisgarh's coal-rich Raigarh district have expressed their opposition to a mine proposed by Vedanta Resources, a giant multinational. Vedanta, if granted clearance, hopes to mine four million tonnes of coal a year to fuel the expansion of its 810-MW captive power plant on the Bharat Aluminum Company (BALCO) premises in Korba, Chhattisgarh. Vedanta acquired a 51 per cent stake in BALCO in 2001, and the...
More »The Green Turns Grey by Anuradha Raman
The environment minister promised much, but his flip-flops of late raise concern Mr Compromised * Vedanta In ’09, Jairam said no to mining. Now says yes to refinery expansion though water is scarce. * Polavaram dam Gives forest clearance, then seeks explanation * Posco Under litigation as the ministry says yes to forest clearance for iron ore/steel plant * Lavasa township Ministry report says ecologically sensitive Ghats will be affected....
More »Villagers await decision on Posco plant by Prafulla Das
Stir likely to be intensified if project gets green signal With the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests set to take a final decision on the proposed steel plant project of Posco-India Private Limited on Monday, Orissa villagers facing displacement have decided to intensify their agitation if the Ministry order went in favour of the company. That a majority of villagers in the three gram panchayats of Dhinkia, Gadakujang and Gobindpur in...
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