<div>Vedanta Resources Plc said on Friday (9 May) it will not mine bauxite from the Niyamgiri hills in Odisha until it has the consent of local communities.<br /><br />The announcement marks a victory for the local communities, which have long opposed the company's plans to mine bauxite in an area they consider sacred.<br /><br />Vedanta said it was working with Odisha government and pursuing other options to source bauxite for its alumina refinery in the state.<br /><br />The proposed bauxite mining project near the Lanjigarh refinery in Kalahandi district, about 450 km from capital, Bhubaneswar, had drawn the anger of rights groups globally.<br /><br />(Reuters)</div>
