Mining in the Niyamgiri Hills and Tribal Rights

Mining in the Niyamgiri Hills and Tribal Rights

The Orissa government's agreement with Vedanta Alumina to allow mining of bauxite deposits in the Niyamgiri hills, the home of the Dongaria Kondha tribe, is an example of how corporate interests backed by state support are trampling on tribal livelihoods and threatening an ecologically rich and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Economic and political weekly 2008-04, Vol.43 (15), p.19-21
1. Verfasser: Sahu, Geetanjoy
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bauxite
Business structures
Commentary
Forest ecology
Forest regeneration
Green businesses
Hills
State government
Tribal land
Vedanta
Wildlife ecology
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Zusammenfassung:The Orissa government's agreement with Vedanta Alumina to allow mining of bauxite deposits in the Niyamgiri hills, the home of the Dongaria Kondha tribe, is an example of how corporate interests backed by state support are trampling on tribal livelihoods and threatening an ecologically rich and important region.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846