In what could be a jolt for Vedanta Aluminium Ltd, the fate of the beleaguered proposal to mine bauxite in Odisha’s Niyamgiri Hills was sealed on Monday, with the seventh of the 12 gram sabhas – at Phuldumer in Kalahandi district – rejecting the plan. Earlier, the first six of the 12 villages in the Rayagada and Kalahandi districts chosen by the state for a referendum on Niyamgiri mining, too, had turned down the proposal. The remaining five gram sabhas, scheduled for August 19, are also expected to go with the trend so far.
See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=12404.
See also:
Majority of Orissa villages reject Vedanta bauxite mining project
http://www.livemint.com/Companies/TbDs0gtW2GI364AyW8YThN/Majority-of-village-councils-reject-Vedantas-bauxite-mining.html
No solution in sight for Vedanta’s woes
http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/no-solution-in-sight-for-vedanta-s-search-for-alternate-mine-113073001075_1.html
Niyamgiri Setback – Anil Agarwal might ask for alternate mining site
http://forbesindia.com/blog/business-strategy/niyamgiri-setback-anil-agarwal-might-ask-for-alternate-mining-site/