SAMBALPUR: Environmental activist Prafulla Samantray on Wednesday alleged a fake resolution of gram sabha was used for coal mining at Talabira in the district. Samantray, who visited the area on the day, said the villagers had opposed mining and deforestation in the gram sabha, held in 2012. However, a fake resolution of July, 2012 was used for felling of trees and carrying out mining in the area, he said.
The coal mining will be carried out by NLC India Limited for its thermal power projects. The villagers have been protecting the forest since 1850. However, now trees are being felled to pave way for coal mining.
