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A young state police recruit talks in Kui with the locals at the …
District judge of Rayagada, Sarat Chandra Misra, present at the …
The conveyor belt to transport bauxite from inside the Niyamgiris …
Women workers return from Vedantaﾒs alumina refinery in …
Vedantaﾒs Lanjigarh refinery started a school, a child care …
Dongria Kondh women painted on the walls of Vedanta Alumina's …
Residents of Lakhpadar village in Niyamgiri hills drew this map …
A Dongria Kondh girl from Kadraguma village in Rayagada district …
Dongria Kondh from Kesarpadi village inside Niyamgiri forests …
Wild mushrooms collected from the forests of Niyamgiri hills
The bejuni, village priestess of Lakhpadar, offers ritual …
bejuni of lakhpadar village
chanchala harijan
jamu gaur
lada sikaka
Between sorting mushrooms in a Dongria Kondh village inside Niyamgiri
Sharpening the axe inside Niyamgiri hill ranges
87 year old Sugri Gouda returns home after attending the Palli Sabha
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Bera
Gajendra Gouda at Tadijhola palli sabha: ﾓWeﾒve lived here …
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Bera
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Bera
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Bera
Elephants are migrating from Saranda forest due to extensive …
A truck sprays water on the road used for carrying coal from the …
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Amit Shanker
Marble mines totalling upto 177 leases in the 12 villages of …
Marble mines totalling upto 177 leases in the 12 villages of …
Agricultural land rendered useless by marble slurry
Marble mines totalling upto 177 leases in the 12 villages of …
Marble mines totalling upto 177 leases in the 12 villages of …
Marble mines totalling upto 177 leases in the 12 villages of …
Marble mines totalling upto 177 leases in the 12 villages of …
Mining
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A young state police recruit talks in Kui with the locals at the Serkapadi palli sabha. The palli sabha was held amidst tight security
Bauxite mining ,
Dongria Kondh ,
Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Sayantan Bera ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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District judge of Rayagada, Sarat Chandra Misra, present at the palli sabha, argues with the tribals, sidestepping his role as the Supreme Court Observer. Soon after he told the tribals, ﾓall of you are acting very smart despite being illiterate. You woul
Bauxite mining ,
Dongria Kondh ,
Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Sayantan Bera ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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The conveyor belt to transport bauxite from inside the Niyamgiris gathers rust next to the Lanjigarh refinery of Vedanta. The company illegally constructed the conveyor belt between 2008 and 2010 without the necessary forest clearance
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Dongria Kondh ,
Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Sayantan Bera ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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Women workers return from Vedantaﾒs alumina refinery in Lanjigarh on the foothills of Niyamgiri
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Dongria Kondh ,
Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Sayantan Bera ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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Vedantaﾒs Lanjigarh refinery started a school, a child care centre and constructed roads inside Niyamgiri, as part of its corporate social responsibility, to ease entry for its bauxite mining project. The CSR project was abandoned due to stiff resistance
Bauxite mining ,
Dongria Kondh ,
Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Sayantan Bera ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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Dongria Kondh women painted on the walls of Vedanta Alumina's refinery in Lanjigarh, on the foothills of Niyamgiri. Stiff resistance from forest dwellers have prevented Vedanta from mining the Niyamgiri Hill ranges for Bauxite
Bauxite mining ,
Dongria Kondh ,
Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Sayantan Bera ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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Residents of Lakhpadar village in Niyamgiri hills drew this map in 2010 to claim their rights over forest resources and places of worship. The Odisha government is yet to settle their claim
Bauxite mining ,
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Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Sayantan Bera ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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A Dongria Kondh girl from Kadraguma village in Rayagada district reacts to the camera
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Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Sayantan Bera ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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Dongria Kondh from Kesarpadi village inside Niyamgiri forests worships mango kernels on the eve of palli sabha to decide on Vedantaﾒs bauxite mining proposal
Bauxite mining ,
Dongria Kondh ,
Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Sayantan Bera ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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Wild mushrooms collected from the forests of Niyamgiri hills
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Dongria Kondh ,
Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Sayantan Bera ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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The bejuni, village priestess of Lakhpadar, offers ritual sacrifices to appease Niyamraja before small patches of forests are felled for shift and burn cultivation
Bauxite mining ,
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Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Sayantan Bera ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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Bejuni of lakhpadar village
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Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Sayantan Bera ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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Chanchala harijan
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Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
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Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Sayantan Bera ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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Jamu gaur
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Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Sayantan Bera ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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Lada sikaka
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Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Sayantan Bera ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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Between sorting mushrooms in a Dongria Kondh village inside Niyamgiri
Bauxite mining ,
Dongria Kondh ,
Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Sayantan Bera ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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Sharpening the axe inside Niyamgiri hill ranges
Bauxite mining ,
Dongria Kondh ,
Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Sayantan Bera ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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87 year old Sugri Gouda returns home after attending the Palli Sabha
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Bera ,
Dongria Kondh ,
Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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Gajendra Gouda at Tadijhola palli sabha: ﾓWeﾒve lived here for hundreds of years and are happy in our mud huts. Vedanta can go back to London and mine there.ﾔ
Bauxite mining ,
Bera ,
Dongria Kondh ,
Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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Bauxite mining ,
Bera ,
Dongria Kondh ,
Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
DVD NO. Mdvddp036
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Bauxite mining ,
Bera ,
Dongria Kondh ,
Kalahandi (D) ,
Mining ,
Nagaveli ,
Niyamgiri hills ,
Orissa ,
Palli Sabha ,
Tribals ,
Vedanta ,
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Elephants are migrating from Saranda forest due to extensive mining and raiding villages near Rourkela for food. Human-elephant conflict is rising across India. Every year nearly 400 people are killed by elephants and about 100 elephants lose their lives.
Mining
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A truck sprays water on the road used for carrying coal from the mine to the dumps
Mining
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Marble mines totalling upto 177 leases in the 12 villages of Rishab Dev tehsil produce 89,000 tonnes of high quality green marble every year has become a sight of constant struggle between the local villagers who allege that mines have damaged croplands while many are forced to work as daily wage earners in these mines facing fatal accidents.
DVD NO. MDVDDP041
Mining
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Marble mines totalling upto 177 leases in the 12 villages of Rishab Dev tehsil produce 89,000 tonnes of high quality green marble every year has become a sight of constant struggle between the local villagers who allege that mines have damaged croplands while many are forced to work as daily wage earners in these mines facing fatal accidents.
DVD NO. MDVDDP041
Mining
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Agricultural land rendered useless by marble slurry
DVD NO. MDVDDP041
Mining
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Marble mines totalling upto 177 leases in the 12 villages of Rishab Dev tehsil produce 89,000 tonnes of high quality green marble every year has become a sight of constant struggle between the local villagers who allege that mines have damaged croplands while many are forced to work as daily wage earners in these mines facing fatal accidents.
DVD NO. MDVDDP041
Mining
6466 Photos
Marble mines totalling upto 177 leases in the 12 villages of Rishab Dev tehsil produce 89,000 tonnes of high quality green marble every year has become a sight of constant struggle between the local villagers who allege that mines have damaged croplands while many are forced to work as daily wage earners in these mines facing fatal accidents.
DVD NO. MDVDDP041
Mining
6466 Photos
Marble mines totalling upto 177 leases in the 12 villages of Rishab Dev tehsil produce 89,000 tonnes of high quality green marble every year has become a sight of constant struggle between the local villagers who allege that mines have damaged croplands while many are forced to work as daily wage earners in these mines facing fatal accidents.
DVD NO. MDVDDP041
Mining
6466 Photos
Marble mines totalling upto 177 leases in the 12 villages of Rishab Dev tehsil produce 89,000 tonnes of high quality green marble every year has become a sight of constant struggle between the local villagers who allege that mines have damaged croplands while many are forced to work as daily wage earners in these mines facing fatal accidents.
DVD NO. MDVDDP041