the decision from the Union Ministry of Environment
"We went on an invitation from the Orissa government. If an alternative site has to be located, the state government will have to do it," said a Vedanta official.The project has got into serious trouble, with official recommendations that it be scrapped for various reasons.
"In view of the ongoing delay in the approval of the Niyamgiri mining, the government of Orissa is actively considering allocation of an alternative source of bauxite to Vedanta’s alumina refinery, from the state of Orissa," said the chief operating officer of Vedanta Aluminium, Mukesh Kumar.
Alternatively, the decision from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) could be challenged in the Supreme Court. Or, the ministry could be approached. However, either way, the state government was expected to take the lead.
