Protesting Against Building a Dam in the Orissa Area

In Suktel Valley, India, a new dam project is planned which will submerge one of the few remaining forest areas in Orissa. The local people harvest wild tobacco leaves, which form a key to their income. Should the dam be built, they will lose everything.

Earth Report | December 1, 2010Watch more videos from Earth Report

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