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Keywords
Actions and protests
Climate (campaign title)
Coal
Community gatherings
Crowds
Day
Essar Group
Forests (campaign title)
KWCI (GPI)
Local population
Outdoors
Public engagement
Saris
Villages
Women
Peaceful Forest Protest in India
Villagers including a large number of women and children from 12 to 14 villages in the Mahan region of Singrauli came together to form a human banner saying 'Essar Quit Mahan' in Amelia Village to oppose mining in Mahan forests. The rally marks the beginning of a Van Satyagraha (Protest in Forest).
Unique identifier:
GP0STO8XU
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
27/02/2014
Locations:
Asia
,
India
,
Madhya Pradesh
,
Mahan Forest
,
Singrauli region
Credit line:
© Vinit Gupta / Greenpeace
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
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Peaceful Forest Protest in India
Thousands of local people from around 14 villages in the Mahan region of Singrauli - including a large number of women and children - come together for a public rally in Amelia Village to oppose mining in Mahan's forests. The rally marks the beginning of a 'Van Satyagraha' (Forest Protest).
The rally in Amelia village comes days after the Environment Minister, Veerappa Moily granted the Stage II forest clearance to Mahan coal block, allocated to Mahan Coal Ltd – a joint venture of Essar and Hindalco. The villagers declared this clearance, null and void. They presented evidence that the special Gram Sabha resolution on Forest Rights Act –based on which, the Stage II forest clearance has been given – was forged.
Related Collections:
Peaceful Forest Protest in India (All Photographers)
Mahan Fight in India (All Photographers)
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