As Adani steps up mining, villagers to be displaced third time

Sambalpur, India – Nityananda Deep has worried about losing his home for the third time in his life ever since his mud house was marked for demolition by mining officials, about a year ago.

The 80-year-old is a resident of remote Behermunda Hamlet in Sambalpur district in the southern Indian state of Odisha, about four hours drive from the capital Bhubaneswar.

The first time Deep was displaced was when a dam was built in the area in 1957. He and his family moved three kilometres (1.8…