Screening of Film on Niyamgiri, Sat, Jan 8, VT, Bombay
Chandni Parekh
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suma let's turn more earth organic in 2011 |
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Screening of Award winning film ‘Niyamgiri You Are Alive’ by Suma Josson. The film won the Vasudha Award for the best environmental documentary in the International Film Festival Goa, 2010.
Venue: Press Club, Mumbai
Date and time: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 3 - 5 p.m.
The film is on the struggle of the adivasi communities against bauxite mining by Vedanta in Niyamgiri Hills which are sacred to them.
It has been supported by ActionAid and produced by Save Niyamgiri Committee.
Suma Josson
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The Press Club, Mumbai
Address: Glass House, Azad Maidan, Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai –
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Niyamgiri, You are Still Alive
In 2006 Sterlite, a subsidiary of UK mining company Vedanta built a refinery in Niyamgiri Hills, Orissa, India.
The intention was to mine bauxite from the Niyamgiri Hills, which is in reserved forest. It is also home to indigenous communities who are dependent on it for their livelihood.
Mining on Niyamgiri will destroy its rich biodiversity and wildlife.
Niyamgiri is the source of two rivers Bansadhara and Nagaballi. The refinery consumes 30,000 cu.mtrs of water per day severely affecting the ecological systems and the communities.
The toxic waste material from the refinery pollutes air, ground and water.
Since 2003 different groups have mobilised to fight Vedanta.
On August 24th 2010 a turning point was reached in the struggle to save Niyamgiri.