" The tribals claim that mining would pollute their rivers, destroy jungles and displace them from their land and culture. " New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, Aug 8 - The Supreme Court Friday cleared the diversion of forest land in Orissa for South Korean major Posco's steel plant and a mining project by Britain's Vedanta Resources, angering villagers and tribals in the region. The apex court gave its nod for the diversion of 3,097 acres of forest land for the $12 billion Posco steel plant in Jagatsinghpur district, Priyabrata Satpathy, a Supreme Court lawyer, told IANS. The court also allowed Vedanta Resources to mine bauxite in Niyamgiri Hill in Kalahandi district to build an alumina refinery, he said. 'We are hopeful that we can now expedite the whole work of land acquisition,' said Avinashg Tiwari, a Posco spokesperson. But people...
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