Factory, Pollution, Protest
Kondh tribe, Niyamgiri, Odisha (Orissa)
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Bauxite refinery of Vedanta-Sterlite at Lanjigarh. It produces aluminum ore.
The factory causes a lot of air pollution. There is a huge amount of very toxic waste, which pollutes the water and soil.
Washing in polluted water from the factory.
To give the impression it brings 'development' the Vedanta company started a school for small children.
There were many protests of the villagers.
People of the Dongri Kondh tribe.
Sterlite is an Indian Vedanta subsidiary.
Another action: youngsters get an 'official' paper with their land rights.
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