B G Verghese: Stop Vedanta, stop India?

Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Rameshs order stopping Vedanta Aluminium and the Orissa Mining Corporation from mining bauxite in the Niyamgiri hills to feed the companys Lanjigarh aluminum refinery plant located in one of the countrys poorest districts in the name of tribal interests tends to miss the wood for the trees. It is based on the report of a four-member expert group under N C Saxena that was set up after adverse Forest Advisory Committee findings.

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