MINING

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Caption : The greenery at Galikonda hills is likely to become a thing of the past. The proposed bauxite mining at Galikonda hills (in the backdrop) is likely to displace 4,182 tribal families belonging to 147 hamlets in Visakhapatnam district. But, says the Chief Minister, there is no threat to the livelihood of Girijans. According to the MoU signed with the Jindal group, the Andhra Pradesh Mining Development Corporation is to mine the bauxite and provide it to the group. A smelter is proposed to be set up in Visakhapatnam district by the Jindals. Photo: K.R. Deepak 21/05/06