Zambian villagers take mining giant Vedanta to court in UK over toxic leaks
요약
보고된 날짜: 2015년 9월 6일
위치: 잠비아
기업 페이지
Vedanta Resources Limited - Parent Company , Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) - Subsidiary프로젝트
Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) Copper Mine(s) in Zambia (Mine Name Unknown) - Unknown영향받은
영향받은 사람의 수: 숫자를 알 수 없음
Ecosystem: ( 숫자를 알 수 없음 - 위치를 알 수 없음 - 알 수 없는 업종 , Gender not reported ) , Community: ( 숫자를 알 수 없음 - 위치를 알 수 없음 - 알 수 없는 업종 , Gender not reported )토픽들
수질 오염 , 토양오염 , 환경 안전 기준 위반 , 개인 건강 , 깨끗하고, 건강하고, 지속가능한 환경결과
Response sought: 아니오
출처: Lawsuit
Leaked documents and a confidential internal report commissioned from Canadian pollution control experts show that Vedanta Resources’ giant mine in Zambia’s Copperbelt region has been spilling sulphuric acid and other toxic chemicals into rivers, streams and underground aquifers used for drinking water near the mining town of Chingola…The claims of villagers living near one of the largest copper mines in Africa are backed by a leaked letter from a KCM [a Vedanta subsidiary] doctor stating that water collected for testing from Shimulala village in 2011 was unfit for human consumption…London law firm Leigh Day has issued proceedings in the high court in London on behalf of 1,800 people who claim to have been affected by the company’s pollution…A Vedanta spokesman said: “All Vedanta’s operating subsidiaries take the health of their employees, the wellbeing of surrounding communities and the environment very seriously..."