Sonia Gandhi takes note of Tadoba Adani mines as local activist ends fast

According to reports in TOI today, Sonia Gandhi has responded to a letter written to her by Congress MP Vilas Muttemwar, saying she is concerned about the damage the porject will cause to the environment and is going to have the matter looked into. The project as split the Congress - NCP alliance in the state, with NCP pushing hard for the project and congress opposing it. With assembly elections around the corner and Congress having an upper hand for the time being it seems the project might not take off atleast till the elections are over. In the meanwhile a team of local activists met Minister MOEF Jairam Ramesh in Delhi requesting him to widthdraw the mininng permisson given to the project by the state govt. Post the meeting local activist Bhanu Dhotre who had been on a fast for 2 weeks ended his strike. With the PM, Minister MOEF and now Sonia Gandhi's attention being drawn to the agitation it seems the project will find it hard to take off anytime soon.

Cong, NCP split over Adani mines http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/City/Nagpur/Cong-NCP-split-over-Adani-mines/articleshow/4849893.cms Dhotre ends 14-day-long hunger strike http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/City/Nagpur/Dhotre-ends-14-day-long-hunger-strike/articleshow/4849895.cms