In the name of development

To:  gandhmardan surakshya yava parisad

Dear friends,
We require your help to save the Niyamgiri hill, the environment and the people of Lanjigarh,where the adivasi are fighting for their life and livelihood, but sterlite the mining company is carrying out its construction activities without even having mining and environment clearance cutting the forest illegally and the state has become a silent spectator.The petition below is meant toextend our solidality
ith the struggling advasis. We are convinced that a judgment in favour of mining in Niyamgiri would amount to:

1. Irreparable environmental harm and major violations of fundamental
religious and cultural rights as guaranteed under Article 25 of the
Constitution,
2. Serious violation of the new Forest Rights Act, which empowers tribal
communities to conserve the forest they depend on,
3. Intentional manipulation of the Law to suit the interests of Sterlite and
Vedanta at the cost of the environment and the lives of people,
4. Wiping out an indigenous tribe and its civilization.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

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