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Minerals States - Andhra Pradesh Rally against bauxite mining Our Bureau Visakhapatnam, Dec. 18 The CPI(M) staged a protest demonstration and rally here on Tuesday against the move by the Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation to undertake bauxite mining in the agency (tribal) tracts of Visakhapatnam for providing raw material to the alumina refineries to be set up by the Jindal group in Vizianagaram district and Ras Al-Khaimah (RAK) group in the Visakhapatnam district. Mr Ch. Narasinga Rao, the district unit secretary, said the CPI(M), along with other Opposition parties and voluntary organisations, would mobilise the Girijans against the proposed mining in the Eastern Ghats, as “it will spell ruin to the livelihood of Girijans and also result in wanton destruction of the environment, especially pollution of water sources.” ‘No clearances’Mr Rao alleged that the State Government was totally impervious to public opinion and going ahead with its move to take up bauxite mining. He said the requisite environmental clearances and forest clearances had not been obtained for mining in 1,649 hectares in G.K. Veedhi mandal of Visakhapatnam district for the RAK alumina refinery. Similarly, he alleged, the public opinion was overwhelmingly against the setting up of alumina refinery in the S.Kota mandal of Vizianagaram district by the Jindal group. “More than 90 per cent of the speakers were against the refinery at the public hearing conducted by the AP Pollution Control Board, but the State Government is unruffled,” he said. More Stories on : Minerals | Aluminium | Andhra Pradesh
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