The Movement of India | July-Aug, 2010

The Movement of India July-August 2010 public meetings on POSCO project.

July 14, Punjab: Himanshu Kumar (while July 16, Karla: In another major victory to on his cycle yatra), and other activists are the sustained slapped with criminal charges (non-bailable) struggle by deterby the Punjab Police, following a minor brawl mined agriculturthat was instigated by the police themselves alists in the at one of his public talks.

Maval Taluka of July 14, Orissa: The Orissa High Court rePune district, the jects the recommendation of the government Special Ecofor providing prospecting license (PL) to nomic Zone Posco for Khandadhar iron ore mines and (SEZ) proposed by Mahindra and Mahindra directs the state government to again hear Company near Karla is finally scrapped. As all 226 applicants for Khandadhar mines and usual, the location proposed for the SEZ near then issue license.

Lonavala city covered 1,188 hectares of agro- July 14, Orissa: Vedanta’s deploy goons to rich land, spread across 8 villages, amidst cut the fragile mangrove forest on the Zuari the temple of Goddess Ekvira and also housed river banks to put up the loading point for its the historical Karla caves. company Sesa Goa. Villagers of Panchwadi July 16, Sompeta, AP: Five injured persons challenge the goons on site and force them as well as the driver and others, who were to stop deforestation and flee from the site. being taken in Ambulances from Palsapurm July 11, Orissa: Leaders of Posco Pratirodh village to Sompeta Govt. Hospital, are S a n g r a m stopped by Police and beaten up. After this Samiti (PPSS) incident, injured persons from surrounding and other agivillages do not dare to go to hospital for fear tators said the of police. residents of July 15, New Delhi: A Civil Society Repre- three gram sentative meeting is held on recent killing panchayat in and human rights violations in Kashmir at Jagatsinghpur Youth cafe (near Ansari Audiotorium, Jamia district would “never allow” the mega steel Millia Islamia ). plant to come up there. The protesters hold a July 15: Responding to a letter written by public meeting near Dhinkia and erect barVimal Bhai of Matu Jan Sangathan, World ricades to prevent authorities from entering.

Bank asks the Indian government to address July 10, Mumbai: The Committee for the allegations about improperly held public Release of Dr Binayak Sen, Mumbai holds a hearings for the clearance of the Vishnugad- public meeting on the issues surrounding the Pipalkoti dam in Chamoli district.

Bhopal Gas Disaster at St.Xaviers’ College, July 14, Srikakulam: Police fires on the Mumbai. people protesting July 9, Mumbai: A Public Consultation on against the proposed the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill thermal power plant 2010 holds it unconstitutional and violative by the Nagarjuna of the right to life and demands that it be Construction Comscrapped. pany (NCC) near July 8, Netherlands: Asset manager PGGM Sompeta in Srikakulam district of Andhra withdraws its investments in Indian mining Pradesh. In the firing two persons die and company Vedanta Resources for “persistently nearly 100 are injured. . ignoring” the environment and human rights.

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