Orissa: Video Documentary - Niyamgiri, You Are Still Alive

Orissa: Video Documentary - Niyamgiri, You Are Still Alive   In 2006 Sterlite, a subsidiary of UK mining company Vedanta built a refinery in Niyamgiri Hills, Orissa, India.   The intention was to mine bauxite from the Niyamgiri Hills, which is in reserved forest. It is also home to indigenous communities who are dependent on it for their livelihood.   Mining on Niyamgiri will destroy its rich biodiversity and wildlife.   Niyamgiri is the source of two rivers Bansadhara and Nagaballi. The...

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