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India Cites Violations at Vedanta Mine Project

Date: 16 Mar 2010

Vedanta Aluminium Ltd.'s operations in Orissa state could suffer a setback after a government team said the company, a unit of mining giant Vedanta Resources PLC, violated environmental guidelines at its planned mining site in the Niyamgiri Hills.

India's environment minister Jairam Ramesh said he will seek "follow–up action" with the Orissa state government after a ministry panel sent to the region submitted three reports saying Vedanta started work on its mining project before receiving final clearances.

Article source: Wall Street Journal

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