Within Lingaraj’s Bargah constituency lies Jharsuguda, where Vedanta group has a smelter and Bhushan Power and Steel has a power plant.

The rejection of Vedanta at Niyamgiri is not the first for a corporate in bauxite mining in India. Chances are, it won’t be the last.

Twenty years ago Gandhamardhan hill was a lush green forest inhabited by wild animals and birds.Tribals used to collect fruits, nuts, firew...