Given the settlement of some legal cases on behalf of those with silicosis Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) calls on the mining companies to provide a comprehensive settlement for all those with silicosis.
The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) demanded immediate withdrawal of the interlocutory application filed by the State Government in Supreme Court seeking a direction to conduct gram sabhas again for bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills.
“As of now there are no mining activities,” Aditya Prasad Padhi, Odisha’s chief secretary, tells Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com, but adds cryptically, “who knows the future?” when asked about the current status of mining in and around the Niyamgiri Hills.