The unrest centres on a proposed 3km road that the locals view as a precursor to mining in the ecologically sensitive sijimali hills.jpg

Odisha Tribals Clash: Odisha tribals clash : Axe-wielding anti-mining Odisha tribals clash with police; 58 cops among 70 injured in stir against road | Bhubaneswar News

The unrest centres on a proposed 3km road that the locals view as a precursor to mining in the ecologically sensitive Sijimali hills. KORAPUT/BHUBANESWAR: Tribals armed with axes and other sharp farming tools clashed with police Tuesday over the construction of a road linked to an upcoming Vedanta Group bauxite mining project in Odisha’s Rayagada,…

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