Vedanta subsidiary forced out of Kolli Hills
Posted on | November 25, 2008 | Comments Off
Although Vedanta’s operations in Orissa – specifically its planned bauxite mining of the Nyamgiri hills – have attracted considerable international criticism, prompting a number of major India and UK NGOs to adopt campaigns, comparatively little has been said about its other mining projects on the sub-continent. Now, thanks to action taken by activists in Tamil Nadu, Vedanta’s subsidiary MALCO has had to stop mining bauxite in the Kolli Hills. The campaigners have also said they will bring a civil prosecution against the company’s management.
