BHUBANESWAR/RAYAGADA: Reiterating
their stand against bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri Hills, the tribals on Tuesday
unanimously rejected the mining proposal at the eleventh Palli Sabha held at Khembesi
village of Rayagada district.
Out of the total 72 voters of the
village, 50 (13 men, 37 women) attended the Palli Sabha to express their views on
their religious and cultural rights over the hills. The tribals voted against
the beleaguered proposal of Vedanta Company for bauxite mining in the hill. The
Palli Sabha was supervised by Additional District and Sessions Judge SC
Mishra.
Earlier, ten Palli Sabhas, five in
Kalahandi and five in Rayagada district, had outright rejected the mining
proposal of the company. Only one more Palli Sabhas at Karapada (August 19)
would be held in the district.
After the continuous rejection by
the tribals in the Palli Sabhas, the Vedanta Company has started another way to
feed its bauxite starved Lanjigarh refinery, sources said.
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