Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Review petition in SC to save Lanjigarh hill

The Pioneer, Aug 26, 2008

Bhawanipatna: Invoking Article-137 of the Indian Constitution, a review petition has been filed by senior advocate and member of State Bar Council Daitary Pradhan in the Supreme Court to save the natural resources at Lanjigarh after the court gave clearance to Vedanta Alumina for setting up of a refinery unit. Addressing a Press meet, Pradhan said he had filed a petition in the High Court against the Government, Sterlite Industries and Vedanta and the case is pending for disposal. Even as the Supreme Court rejected the application of Vedanta for forest clearance in Niyamgiri hill, how the Sterlite Industries was given clearance for the same ownership, he asked. Sterlite Industries have cut down more than 5, 000 valuable trees from the forestland for its refinery much before it obtained the forest clearance, he alleged.

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