Hasdeo Arand and the Manufacturing of Tribal Consent
Adani Enterprises Ltd, tasked with developing coal mines in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Arand forest, is swallowing up land, trees and villagers’ rights in collusion with the State government, violating the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA), 1996 and the Fifth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.