#Indigenous Rights

Adani Mine Project Rocked by Allegations of Forged Signatures and Disenfranchised Villagers in Odisha

Villagers in Odisha, India, are alleging widespread forgery and fraud in the consent process for a controversial Adani Enterprises bauxite mine project. Residents claim their signatures and thumb impressions were faked, and that mandatory village council meetings were invalid, leading to the illegal acquisition of their ancestral forest lands.