Bauxite Mine and Refinery Devastate Lives in India

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................3

2. TAINTED HISTORY: VEDANTA’S INROADS INTO ORISSA ............................................9

3. UNDERMINING RIGHTS: THE MINE AT NIYAMGIRI ..................................................17

4. REFINING THE PROCESS: MISINFORMATION AND LACK OF CONSULTATION ON REFINERY PLANS ......................................................................................................34

5. LOCAL LIVES BLIGHTED: REFINERY POLLUTION OF AIR AND WATER.......................

45 6. HUMAN RIGHTS, STATES AND COMPANIES............................................................76 7.

RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................................84

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