Dear friends The Mining and Industrialisation Update, Orissa for January, 2008 has been uploaded at the website www.freewebs.com/epgorissa. The major highlights of this M&I update are the news coverage of Mining and Industrialisation in Orissa for January, 2008 as well as the environmental clearance letters for:
- Gorumahisani Iron Ore Mining Project of M/s Ghanshyam Misra & Sons Pvt. Ltd. located in Village(s) Gorumahisani, Balitangiri, Sanmunda and Kuleisila, Tehsil Rairangpur, District Mayurbhanj; - KJST Iron, Manganese and Bauxite Mining Project of M/s S.N. Mohanty located in Tehsil Bonai, District Sundergarh, Orissa - Balita Iron Ore Mining Project of Dr. Sarojini Pradhan located in Village(s) Balita, Tehsil Barbil, District Keonjhar, Orissa - Expansion of Raikela Tantra Iron Ore Mining Project of M/s Penguin Trading & Agencies Limited located in Village(s) Raikela and Tantra, Tehsil Bonai, District Sundergarh, A Cartoon space is available with cartoons at page 46 - one cartoon relating to the Kalinganagar massacre and other relating to the large number of deaths inside the industries. Some more documents which have been uploaded recently on the EPGOrissa website are: - Mining and Industrialisation update December, 2007 - Critique of the EIA of the TATA Power's Naraj 1000 MW coal based power plant - Petition submitted to the Orissa State Pollution Board on the environmental clearance hearing for Tata Power's Naraj 1000 MW coal based power Plant Please also find the link for the preview of a documentary on Niyamgiri called Niyamgiri: The Mountain of Law which has been uploaded on Youtube at http://youtube.com/watch?v=y3sNFrU9qJc . Regards Nachiketa
