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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the decks for Anil Agarwal promoted Sterlite Industries to mine bauxite from the ecologically fragile Niyamgiri hills for its proposed Rs 4,000-crore aluminium project in Orissa.

Sterlite had sought clearance for diversion of 660.749 hectare of forest land for mining purposes to feed its alumina plant. The special forest Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, Justices Arijit Pasayat and S H Kapadia allowed Sterlite to go ahead with bauxite mining. However, it asked the Ministry of Environment and Forest to proceed in accordance with law.

Sterlite Industries, in a statement, said that it was **happy that the project has been approved. We are committed to implementing the project in accordance with the guidelines and safeguards laid down by the court”. - PTI

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