Kucheipadar tribal movement

Kucheipadar, a village in Kashipur subdivision, Rayagada district, Orissa (now Odisha) in India, became famous for its well-known tribal movement opposing the mining proposals made by the Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL) in the region which started in 1996. In the mid-1990s, large deposits of bauxite (from which aluminum is produced) were discovered in the area, simultaneously private companies were given leases of the land by the government without proper consultations.

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