National Forum Of Forest People And Forest Workers Statement On Vedanta Mining Project Decision

National Forum Of Forest People And Forest Workers Statement On Vedanta Mining Project Decision   The NFFPFW (National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers) welcomes Indian government's decision to deny forest clearance to the Vedanta mining project at Niyamgiri. Though much delayed (after the MoEF consistently ignoring for years tomes of reports and evidences of barefaced violations of laws by Vedanta and the Orissa government), this decision is a just move, and perhaps for the first...

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