Deepmala Patel, Author at Centre for Financial Accountability

Deepmala Patel

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सिजीमाली में खदान परियोजना: विकास किसके लिए और किस क़ीमत पर?

ओडिशा में बॉक्साइट खदान की प्रस्तावित परियोजना के कारण ओडिशा के रायगढ़ा और कालाहांडी ज़िलों में फैली सिजीमाली पहाड़ियां अ...

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सिजीमाली विरोध-प्रदर्शन एक अहम सवाल उठाते हैं: वित्तीय संस्थानों को ऐसे प्रोजेक्ट्स में जनता का पैसा क्यों लगाना चाहिए जिनसे सामाजिक, पर्यावरणीय और जलवायु-संबंधी नुकसान होता हो?

मार्च 2023 में, ओडिशा सरकार ने वेदांता लिमिटेड को रायगढ़ा और कालाहांडी ज़िलों में स्थित सिजीमाली पहाड़ियों से बॉक्सा...

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The Sijimali protests raise a crucial question: why should financial institutions invest public money in projects generating social, environmental, and climate-related harm

In March 2023, the Government of Odisha granted a 50-year mining lease to Vedanta Limited for the captive extra...

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Midnight raids and mining rights: Odisha tribes take on Vedanta again

Tribal communities in Odisha’s Rayagada district are locked in an intensifying confrontation with mining giant...

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Development vs community: New coal politics and old conflicts in Madhya Pradesh

The Singrauli region of Madhya Pradesh, often described as “India’s energy capital,” has for decades been a hub of ...

Coal Coverage Energy General Renewable

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Affected people strongly oppose illegal land leveling by Adani company

Illegal land leveling work was started by Adani Company in the Adani Anuppur Thermal Power Plant area in Kotma, Anuppur ...

Coal Energy General

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3200 MW Adani Anuppur Project: A Threat to Tiger Corridors and Local Livelihoods

The Adani Group is planning to build a 3,200 (4 × 800) MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant at Chhatai in Kotma...

Coal Energy General Renewable

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कोणत्या किंमतीवर? कोराडी पॉवर प्लांटचा विस्तार करण्याच्या महाराष्ट्राच्या योजनेत अनेक धोके आहेत

पर्यावरण आणि आर्थिक भार महाजेनकोच्या कोराडी फेज-2 योजनेला आच्छादित करतात. 19 सप्टेंबर 2024 रोजी, EAC ने नागपूर, महाराष्ट...

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At what cost? Maharashtra’s plan to expand Koradi power plant carries several risks

On September 19, 2024, the EAC granted environmental clearance to the proposed two units of coal-based supercritical ...

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New Phase, Old Problems: Questioning the Human Cost of NTPC Gadarwara’s Expansion

The second stage of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) owned Gadarwara Thermal Power Plant located in Na...

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September 16, 2026

सिजीमाली में खदान परियोजना: विकास किसके लिए और किस क़ीमत पर?

ओडिशा में बॉक्साइट खदान की प्रस्तावित परियोजना के कारण ओडिशा के रायगढ़ा और कालाहांडी ज़िलों में फैली सिजीमाली पहाड़ियां अपने अस्तित्व को बचाने की एक अहम लड़ाई लड़ रही हैं. खनिज निकालने की इस होड़ में एक तरफ आर्थिक विकास के दावे हैं, तो दूसरी तरफ स्थानीय समुदायों की अपने जंगलों, पानी के स्रोतों, रोजी -रो...

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September 16, 2026

सिजीमाली विरोध-प्रदर्शन एक अहम सवाल उठाते हैं: वित्तीय संस्थानों को ऐसे प्रोजेक्ट्स में जनता का पैसा क्यों लगाना चाहिए जिनसे सामाजिक, पर्यावरणीय और जलवायु-संबंधी नुकसान होता हो?

मार्च 2023 में, ओडिशा सरकार ने वेदांता लिमिटेड को रायगढ़ा और कालाहांडी ज़िलों में स्थित सिजीमाली पहाड़ियों से बॉक्साइट निकालने के लिए 50 साल की माइनिंग लीज़ (खनन पट्टा) दी। ये दोनों ज़िले संविधान की पाँचवीं अनुसूची के अंतर्गत आते हैं और इन्हें ‘अनुसूचित क्षेत्र’ घोषित किया गया है। इन...

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September 16, 2026

The Sijimali protests raise a crucial question: why should financial institutions invest public money in projects generating social, environmental, and climate-related harm

In March 2023, the Government of Odisha granted a 50-year mining lease to Vedanta Limited for the captive extraction of bauxite in the Sijimali Hills located in the Rayagada and Kalahandi districts. Both districts fall under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution and are designated as Sched...

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September 16, 2026

Midnight raids and mining rights: Odisha tribes take on Vedanta again

Tribal communities in Odisha’s Rayagada district are locked in an intensifying confrontation with mining giant Vedanta Limited over a proposed bauxite extraction project in the Sijimali hills — a conflict that erupted into violence in early April when police stormed a village in the dead o...

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September 16, 2026

Development vs community: New coal politics and old conflicts in Madhya Pradesh

The Singrauli region of Madhya Pradesh, often described as “India’s energy capital,” has for decades been a hub of coal mining and thermal power generation. Today, the Dhirouli coal mine project in this district has triggered widespread protests among local communities. In recent years, the pro...

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June 3, 2025

Affected people strongly oppose illegal land leveling by Adani company

Illegal land leveling work was started by Adani Company in the Adani Anuppur Thermal Power Plant area in Kotma, Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh. The affected people are strongly opposing this. Welspun Company had acquired about 360 hectares (including 218.53 hectares of agricultural land) from 24...

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May 6, 2025

3200 MW Adani Anuppur Project: A Threat to Tiger Corridors and Local Livelihoods

The Adani Group is planning to build a 3,200 (4 × 800) MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant at Chhatai in Kotma block of Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh. This project is also known as the Welspun Energy, Anuppur Thermal Power Plant. Originally, the project was owned by the Welspun Group, w...

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January 20, 2025

कोणत्या किंमतीवर? कोराडी पॉवर प्लांटचा विस्तार करण्याच्या महाराष्ट्राच्या योजनेत अनेक धोके आहेत

पर्यावरण आणि आर्थिक भार महाजेनकोच्या कोराडी फेज-2 योजनेला आच्छादित करतात. 19 सप्टेंबर 2024 रोजी, EAC ने नागपूर, महाराष्ट्र येथे 660 मेगावॅट क्षमतेच्या कोळसा-आधारित सुपरक्रिटिकल थर्मल पॉवर प्लांटच्या प्रस्तावित दोन युनिट्सना पर्यावरणीय मंजुरी दिली. महाराष्ट्रातील महाराष्ट्र स्टेट पॉवर जनरेशन कंपनी लि...

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December 5, 2024

At what cost? Maharashtra’s plan to expand Koradi power plant carries several risks

On September 19, 2024, the EAC granted environmental clearance to the proposed two units of coal-based supercritical thermal power plant with 660 MW capacity, in Nagpur, Maharashtra.MPCB Environmental clearance (EC) has finally been granted for two new 660 megawatt (MW) supercritical thermal powe...

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November 22, 2024

New Phase, Old Problems: Questioning the Human Cost of NTPC Gadarwara’s Expansion

The second stage of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) owned Gadarwara Thermal Power Plant located in Narsingpur district of Madhya Pradesh, 2*800 (1600 MW) is currently in process. The minutes of the March 2024 meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) mentioned that NTPC Limi...

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