Indepth: Mining

Don't mine us out of existence

Date: 10/03/2010

This new report by Amnesty International documents how an alumina refinery operated by a subsidiary of Britain-based Vedanta Resources in Orissa is causing air & water pollution, that threatens the health of local people and their access to water. Report demonstrates how local communities have been denied information about the proposed mining & refinery expansion projects and haven't been adequately consulted.

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    Minerals are a finite and non-renewable resource, and must be exploited wisely in the larger interest of the State. While on the one hand, mineral exploration brings about increased economic activity and development of the State, it can have adverse social and ecological consequences which must be sincerely and adequately addressed in the interest of wellbeing of all the citizensof the State.

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