Government rejects Vedanta’s bauxite mining plans in Niyamgiri

The government has rejected UK mining company Vedanta Resources Plc’s proposal to develop a bauxite mine in a hill in Odisha that is sacred to tribals, reviving the environment versus development controversy in India. Twelve villages in the Niyamgiri hills of Odisha had unanimously rejected the controversial proposal in August 2013.

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