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Lanjigarh,(Orissa):As the movies rolls out the red carpet for the oscars, some sort of away in orissa, activists say the story of the hit sci fi film avatar nominated for nine awards is being played out.

Set in the fantasy n entire life of pandora, avatar tells the story of the na'vi a clan of blue hued humanoids whose existence is threatened by a mining corporation which wants to exploit a vast store of calcium deposits which lies beneath a giant sacred tree.

Also see trust sells vedanta shares over rights rowin impoverished but nutrient rich orissa, countless indigenous tribespeople are battling to stop london listed vedanta resources plc from extracting bauxite from what they say is their sacred mountain.

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