India: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has directed the district collector of Chandrapur to supply details of compensation paid to local indigenous people since 1979 for the establishment of a limestone mine on their land in Maharashtra by UltraTech Cement. The Times of India newspaper has reported that the authorities allegedly conveyed 63.6 hectares of designated tribal land for use by the cement company.
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes investigates UltraTech Cement’s Chandrapur mine lease
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