As of May 2011, the Niyamgiri Hills were at the heart of the controversy surrounding Vedanta Resources’…
The correct choice is: “Dongria Kondh” The Dongria Kondh, a particularly vulnerable tribal group of Odisha, live in the Niyamgiri Hills (Kalahandi and Rayagada districts)…
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As of May 2011, the Niyamgiri Hills were at the heart of the controversy surrounding Vedanta Resources’ mining operations. Which one of the following tribes lives in these hills?
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The correct choice is: “Dongria Kondh”
The Dongria Kondh, a particularly vulnerable tribal group of Odisha, live in the Niyamgiri Hills (Kalahandi and Rayagada districts) and worship Niyam Raja, the hill itself, as their deity. Their opposition to Vedanta’s proposed bauxite mine led the Ministry of Environment and Forests to reject the project’s forest clearance in August 2010.
“Manna Dhora” is a tribe of Andhra Pradesh, “Pardhan” of central India (Madhya Pradesh/Maharashtra), and “Mal Pahariya” of Jharkhand.
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