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Topic 169 · Economy, Budget & Banking

Sijimali bauxite mine protests, Rayagada

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA

Core Trigger: On 7 April 2026 tribal villagers and police clashed at Sagabari, Rayagada (Odisha), over a road to the Sijimali bauxite mine.
Core Dispute: Villagers allege the 8 December 2023 Gram Sabha consents were forged; the administration says all eight villages agreed.
Official Involved: Swathy S. Kumar was Superintendent of Police, Rayagada, in April 2026.
Key Numbers: Sijimali holds about 311 million tonnes of bauxite; Vedanta proposes 9 million tonnes a year.
Clearances: Stage-I forest clearance came in December 2025; the road got final clearance on 5 May 2026.
Stakeholders: Vedanta, preferred bidder on 15 February 2023, will feed its Lanjigarh alumina refinery in Kalahandi.
India Link: Odisha holds 41% of India's bauxite resources and produced about 73% of output in 2022-23.
Venue: Sijimali lies in the Eastern Ghats across Rayagada and Kalahandi districts, a Fifth Schedule area.
Parent Law: The Forest Rights Act, 2006 recognises individual and community forest rights of forest dwellers.
Landmark: Orissa Mining Corporation v MoEF (18 April 2013): the Supreme Court left mining to Gram Sabhas, which rejected it.
Articles / Statute: The Fifth Schedule governs Scheduled Areas; forest diversion needs approval under the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980.
Doctrine: Samatha (11 July 1997) held mining leases to non-tribals in Scheduled Areas void; 20% of net profits go locally.

Question 1 of 10

Where did villagers and police clash on 7 April 2026 over a road to the Sijimali mine?

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Answer: (B) Sagabari

Core Trigger: On 7 April 2026 tribal villagers and police clashed at Sagabari, Rayagada (Odisha), over a road to the Sijimali bauxite mine.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 169, point 1

Question 2 of 10

On which date were the disputed Gram Sabha consents given?

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Answer: (D) 8 December 2023

Core Dispute: Villagers allege the 8 December 2023 Gram Sabha consents were forged; the administration says all eight villages agreed.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 169, point 2

Question 3 of 10

What office did Swathy S. Kumar hold in Rayagada in April 2026?

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Answer: (C) Superintendent of Police

Official Involved: Swathy S. Kumar was Superintendent of Police, Rayagada, in April 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 169, point 3

Question 4 of 10

How much bauxite a year does Vedanta propose to mine?

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Answer: (B) 9 million tonnes

Key Numbers: Sijimali holds about 311 million tonnes of bauxite; Vedanta proposes 9 million tonnes a year.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 169, point 4

Question 5 of 10

Consider: 1. Stage-I forest clearance came in December 2025. 2. The road got final clearance on 5 May 2026. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

Clearances: Stage-I forest clearance came in December 2025; the road got final clearance on 5 May 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 169, point 5

Question 6 of 10

Sijimali bauxite will feed Vedanta's refinery at which place?

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Answer: (A) Lanjigarh

Stakeholders: Vedanta, preferred bidder on 15 February 2023, will feed its Lanjigarh alumina refinery in Kalahandi.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 169, point 6

Question 7 of 10

Sijimali lies in which hill range?

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Answer: (D) Eastern Ghats

Venue: Sijimali lies in the Eastern Ghats across Rayagada and Kalahandi districts, a Fifth Schedule area.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 169, point 8

Question 8 of 10

Which Act recognises individual and community forest rights of forest dwellers?

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Answer: (C) Forest Rights Act, 2006

Parent Law: The Forest Rights Act, 2006 recognises individual and community forest rights of forest dwellers.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 169, point 9

Question 9 of 10

In Orissa Mining Corporation v MoEF (2013), who decided on mining?

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Answer: (D) Gram Sabhas

Landmark: Orissa Mining Corporation v MoEF (18 April 2013): the Supreme Court left mining to Gram Sabhas, which rejected it.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 169, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Consider: 1. Forest diversion needs approval under the Van Adhiniyam, 1980. 2. Samatha (1997) upheld mining leases to non-tribals in Scheduled Areas. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Articles / Statute: The Fifth Schedule governs Scheduled Areas; forest diversion needs approval under the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 169, point 11

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