Q40 Non-Party Action

Villagers near the Kulda opencast mine in Odisha’s Hemgiri block in Sundargarh district have been suffering from coal pollution for more than a decade now but even after repeated protests and court cases there is no respite.
In January 2021, the villagers finally launched a “do or die” agitation which is still continuing even as the local administration has cracked down on them. https://india.mongabay.com/2021/05/a-do-or-die-agitation-against-coal-pollution-in-odisha/