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Vedanta Mining Project in Orissa's Niyamgiri Hills Rejected
August 24, 2010
NEW DELHI, Aug. 24 - The government of India issued the following news release from the Ministry of Environment and Forests:

The Ministry of Environment and Forests rejected Vedanta mining project in Orissa's Niyamgiri Hills. Talking to reporters here today, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Shri Jairam Ramesh said that the Vedanta Resources has violated laws and the Niyamgiri Hills project cannot be given the go ahead unless the Forest Act is complied with.
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