8th Gram Sabha also says no to Vedanta request to mine in Niyamgiri hills...

Rabishankar Pradhan is talking to Kumti Majhi President of Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti in Odisha who tells him in Kui language that in the last Gram Sabha of Kalahandi district also today the villagers have rejected Vedanta proposition of mining in Niyamgiri hills. From 1st August Gram Sabhas will take place in Rayagada district. He says Niyamgiri is their God and they get their sustainance so how can they allow mining there. Rabi Ji can be reached at 09437727596

Posted on: Jul 30, 2013. Tags: Rabishankar Pradhan

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