Coal Mining Expansion in Khakassia After Protest Defeat
Residents of a village in Khakassia protested against coal mining at the Beyskoye deposit but were unsuccessful in halting operations, leading to environmental degradation and loss of pastureland, with local authorities supporting industrial expansion.
Consensus
- The Beyskoye coal deposit is one of the largest in Russia by coal reserves.
- Coal mining operations began on a large scale in the 2010s.
- Residents of Altaisk and Beysk districts in Khakassia have lived there for generations, traditionally engaged in agriculture.
- Local residents protested against coal mining due to concerns about health, sacred burial mounds, and the Koybalskaya steppe ecosystem.
- The protests were unsuccessful in stopping the mining operations.
- Coal mines and waste rock piles have expanded near residential areas.
- Environmental activism in the region is currently suppressed.
- Coal companies continue to move closer to homes.
- Local authorities assist industrial companies in acquiring pastureland from villagers.
- The article was produced and distributed by the foreign agent 'Kedr.Media'.
Coverage (2 sources)
- Voices from the cut. How the village in Krasnoyarsk Krai lives where people protested against coal mining but lost — Idel.Реалии
- Voices from the cut. How the village in Krasnoyarsk Krai lives where people protested against coal mining but lost — Кедр.медиа