Delhi Odia students protest Centre's decision on Vedanta

The Pioneer, Aug 30, 2010
PNS, Bhubaneswar
The Delhi Odia Students' Association (DOSA) has strongly protested the recent decision of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to disapprove Vedanta's bauxite mining project in Lanjigarh and approve Indira Sagar (Polavaram) multi-purpose dam project on Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh.
Registering their strong protest against the apathy of Union ministry towards development of Odisha, students from Odisha studying in various educational institutions of Delhi will sit on a daylong dharna on Monday from 9.30 am to 5.30 am at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, informed president of Delhi Odia Students' Association, Tejeswar Parida in a Press release.

The association lamented that despite Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's assurance to ensure there is no violation of the environmental law and forest rights act, the ministry did not approve the project in Odisha.