Case history of Vedanta Aluminium's Lanjigarh refinery

Vedanta Aluminium is the only large industry in Kalahandi, a tribal district which ranks among the poorest in the country. The factory currently engages about 3,500 people — 550 on the company’s payroll and another 3,000 through the contractors. There are also about 5,000 others who earn their livelihood by working in small shops, garages, filling stations, hotels, transport businesses, etc, in and around the town.
The company, in its advance closure notice to the government, had expressed

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