Civil society groups in Mozambique are crying foul over the actions of an Indian coal-mining company in the remote, northeastern province of Tete. They accuse Jindal Steel of conducting open-pit mining without first resettling communities who are now breathing in black dust from the pits. According to the Mozambique-based lobby group Justica Ambiental, or Environmental Justice, at least 500 families are living less than a kilometer from where Indian company Jindal began open pit coal mining early this year.
Posted on: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 10:02:50 +0000
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