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The Vedanta Group Chairman, Mr Anil Agarwal, met the Environment Minister, Mr Jairam Ramesh, on Monday and discussed issues relating to Vedanta Aluminium Ltd's refinery expansion in Lanjigarh and bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri Hills of Orissa.
Sources said Mr Agarwal asked Mr Ramesh to reconsider the Ministry's decision on the refinery expansion.
Vedanta is likely to make a fresh application before the Ministry seeking clearance for the project.
Mr Agarwal's meeting with Mr Ramesh assumes significance as the Orissa High Court has set February 2 for hearing the petition filed by Vedanta challenging the Environment Ministry's decision to reject its refinery expansion plan.
Vedanta's proposal for a six-fold expansion of its alumina refining capacity to six million tonnes at Lanjigarh in Orissa was refused clearance by the Environment Ministry in October last year citing violation of environmental laws.
Besides Vedanta, the Orissa Government and several tribal organisations too have filed separate petitions before the High Court in the case.
Recently, the Orissa High Court directed the Environment Ministry to justify its stand on denying permission to Vedanta's expansion plan and file its reply before the month-end.
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