ptinews.com, Feb 18, 2010
New Delhi, Feb 18 (PTI) An NGO today said government should take note of allegations of widespread human rights violation by Vedanta in Niyamgiri mountain ranges in Orissa and take action against the mining major.
"Companies from across the world are withdrawing their stakes from Vedanta. But the Indian government is not listening to the voices of 8,000 Kond tribals in Orissa," Action Aid office bearer Parvinder Singh told reporters.
The NGO submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking him to take immediate action against the company.
"There is pollution all over. One cannot eat food and drink water there as everything is covered with ash," Bratindi Jena, another official of the NGO claimed.
"The company releases pollutants in the streams due to which people especially children get infection. Even livestock get boils in the leg," she added.
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