Ravi Rabbapragad of Samata was elected as Chairperson and R. Sridhar as Convenor of the mm&P alliance. Mines, minerals and People (mm&P). Alliance concluded its second general assembly on1st and 2nd General assembly at Vishakapatnam. 

Around 200 participants from different parts of the country took part in the event. New Executive committee members were   elected The new National Executive members are Ravi Rabba Pragada, K.V.Pratap (Andhra Pradesh) R. Sridhar (New Delhi). Badal Kumar Tha.Nicholas Barla (Orissa). Bastu Rege (Maharastra.) Ashok Chaudari  (Gujarat) Philips nary De Souza (Goa) Swaraj Das (West Bengal) Amit kar and Ms. Munnni Hansda (Jharkand) Yousuf Baig ( Madhya Pradesh)  Ravindranath (Assam), S. A. Azad (Harayana). Umesh Joshi (Uttarnchal)Rana Sen Gupta (Rajasthan), B.T. Venkatesh (Karnataka). Lincon (Tamil Nadu). Harish Patel (Uttarpradesh) and G. Satya Srinivas  is Central Coordinator. The new members discussed the future course of action with general members.

Mining threats Development – K.B.Saxena

Unless the perceptual change regarding development takes place mining will lead to destruction of Development says K.B.Saxena during the mm&P alliance meet in Visakhapatnam. Mines, minerals and People (mm&P).

Addressing the gathering K.B. Saxena former I.A.S. officer has thrown light on the way the displacement induced by present development is much more than the past. Earlier the mining was undertaken by the internal resources, the present mining is inviting the external sources which provoke exorbitant resources during mining and obvisouly provokes huge displacement. Which are unmanageable. The reason for destruction due to mining is not just related to mining sector alone.