2014 – Children and their Rights in Mining Areas – A Community Resource Guide

Contesting Women’s Rights Within the Political Economy of Mining in India – Read details

India’s Childhood in the “Pits” A Report on the Impacts of Mining on Children in India – Read report

The National Consultation on Impacts of Mining on Women in India was organised on 12th and 13th February 2010, at Angul, Orissa. Dhaatri Resource Centre, Samata, and mines, minerals & PEOPLE (mm&P) had undertaken a national level study on the problems and impacts of women affected by different mining activities in the country, with case studies from five states in India – Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Jharkhand, Karnataka and Rajasthan. The National Consultation was organised to share the findings of the study with the various campaigns and people’s struggles working on mining issues in India, particularly, the groups that were involved in the field case studies. Read reprot

The Act (MMDR) should put as a pre-condition for sanction of any mining project, the following procedures and processes to be respected by mining companies. The
application for mining leases must provide for: Read report

Judgement on polavaram – Read judgement

It is unfortunate that Andhra Pradesh (AP) that prides itself as a fast track state with huge technological advances and a galloping economy, has such poor indicators of growth to its credit when it comes to its children living in the hills. The imbalances in growth and opportunities between mainstream and tribal populations are becoming more starkly visible since the 1990’s. – Read report

We the citizens groups, representatives from political parties, peoples organisations and NGO’s concerned about the health of the people and the natural resources of the Eastern Ghats in north coastal Andhra Pradesh, have come together to pass our declaration on – Read report