Environmental activists in Odisha raise critical alarms regarding large-scale bauxite extraction operations threatening the Eastern Ghats mountain ecosystem and indigenous communities' survival. The mining expansion poses risks to biodiversity, water resources, and traditional livelihoods dependent on forest preservation. Experts warn that unregulated industrial extraction could trigger irreversible ecological damage while displacing vulnerable populations reliant on sustainable forest management practices.

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