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{{short description|Forest in Chhattisgarh, India}}
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[[File:Hasdeo River crop.png|thumb|right|The [[Hasdeo River]] runs through the Hasdeo Arand forest.]]
'''Hasdeo Arand''' is a forest in the [[India|Indian]] state of [[Chhattisgarh]], located in the centre-east of the country. It is on top of the '''Hasdeo coalfield''' in the east of India in Chhattisgarh. The government of India has proposed to mine the [[coal]], which would destroy the forest.<ref>{{cite web |last1=MS |first1=Nileena |title=The long battle of Hasdeo Arand residents against the Parsa coal project in Chhattisgarh |url=https://caravanmagazine.in/communities/long-battle-of-hasdeo-arand-residents-against-parsa-coal-project-chhattisgarh |website=[[The Caravan]] |language=en |date=24 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Let India Breathe |title=Hasdeo Aranya protests to save the forests |url=https://theecologist.org/2019/oct/25/hasdeo-aranya-protests-save-forests |website=[[The Ecologist]] |language=en |date=25 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Kuwar |title=An Indian mining conglomerate is eating up a sacred forest grove |url=https://qz.com/india/1729021/an-adani-coal-mine-threatens-a-sacred-forest-grove-in-india/ |website=[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz India]] |language=en |date=24 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Nandi |first1=Jayashree |title=Centre's nod for mining in 170,000 hectares of forest in Chhattisgarh |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/centre-s-nod-for-mining-in-170khectares-of-forest/story-F60Pb7W8ybegHntaQ9YBwK.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en |date=21 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Aggarwal |first1=Mayank |title=The Hasdeo Arand story: Is coal mining a fait accompli for the pristine forests? |url=https://india.mongabay.com/2019/03/the-hasdeo-arand-story-is-coal-mining-a-fait-accompli-for-the-pristine-forests/ |website=[[Mongabay|Mongabay-India]] |date=7 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Alam |first1=Mahtab |title=Chhattisgarh: 9 Sarpanchs Write to PM to Stop Mining Auction at Hasdeo Arand |url=https://thewire.in/rights/chhattisgarh-sarpanchs-modi-hasdeo-arand-atmanirbhar |website=[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]] |date=16 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Abir |title=Adani and the Elephants of the Hasdeo Aranya Forest |url=https://www.adaniwatch.org/adani_and_the_elephants_of_the_hasdeo_aranya_forest |website=Adani Watch |language=en |date=25 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Bob Brown Foundation |authorlink1=Bob Brown |title=Adani to destroy India's Hasdeo Arand forest for coal |url=https://www.bobbrown.org.au/adani_to_destroy_indian_forest_for_coal |website=Bob Brown Foundation |date=2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gade |first1=Satwick |title=The elephant in the room: A graphic narrative on coal mining in the Hasdeo forest |url=https://www.firstpost.com/long-reads/the-elephant-in-the-room-a-graphic-narrative-on-coal-mining-in-the-hasdeo-forest-5281711.html |website=[[Firstpost]] |date=October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=चौधरी |first1=चित्रांगदा |title=If we give the Hasdeo forest, where will we go?: Jainandan Porte on mining protests in Chhattisgarh |url=https://hindi.caravanmagazine.in/communities/coal-mining-hasdeo-forests-protests |website=[[The Caravan]] |language=hi |date=24 February 2019}}</ref>

Hasdeo represents one of the largest coal reserves in India, having estimated reserves of 5.18 billion tonnes of coal.<ref>{{cite web|year=2012|title=Coal in India|url=http://ibm.nic.in/IMYB%202011_Coal%20&%20Lignite.pdf|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811050549/http://ibm.nic.in/IMYB%202011_Coal%20%26%20Lignite.pdf|archivedate=11 August 2013|accessdate=23 July 2013|publisher=ibm.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cassey |first1=Brian |title=India's ancient tribes battle to save their forest home from mining |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/10/indias-ancient-tribes-battle-to-save-their-forest-home-from-mining |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=10 February 2020}}</ref>

Though the coal mining sector in India is primarily state-owned, through [[Coal India]], this proposal would enable the creation of a privatized, commercial coal sector. The [[Adani Group]] led by [[Gautam Adani]] is among the companies lobbying for a stake.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Ellis-Petersen |first1=Hannah |title=India plans to fell ancient forest to create 40 new coalfields |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/08/india-prime-minister-narendra-modi-plans-to-fell-ancient-forest-to-create-40-new-coal-fields |website=[[the Guardian]] |language=en |date=8 August 2020}}</ref>

Four state governments – of [[Maharashtra]], [[West Bengal]], [[Jharkhand]], and Chhattisgarh – have written to the [[Narendra Modi]] in opposition to this mining.<ref name=":0" /> These petitions were partly successful, as the [[Ministry of Coal|Minister of Coal]] [[Pralhad Joshi]] agreed to exclude five coal blocks that are rich in [[biodiversity]], but replaced them with three others.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mishra|first=Ritesh|date=1 August 2020|title='No coal mining in Hasdeo Arand': Coal ministry accepts Chhattisgarh govt proposal|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/no-coal-mining-in-hasdeo-arand-coal-ministry-accepts-chhattisgarh-govt-proposal/story-VlyluqQtbv0OPd6hK01h3H.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 August 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> In addition, one coal block which overlapped the [[Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve]] in Maharashtra was removed.<ref name=":0" />

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