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4 Feb 2021 by david LUSAKA, Zambia Zambian villagers whose land and water was polluted by effluent discharged by the operators of the world’s second-largest copper mine have reached an undisclosed settlement agreement with the mine’s owner. A joint statement issued 18 January said: “Without admission of liability, Vedanta Resources Limited and Konkola Copper Mines Plc confirm that they have agreed, for the benefit of local communities, the settlement of all claims brought against them by Zambian claimants.” The claim, issued in 2015 by more than 2,500 villagers, centred on pollution from the Nchanga Copper Mine run by Konkola (KCM). It described how toxic effluent discharge from the mine damaged local land and waterways used for irrigation, and the use of polluted water for drinking, washing and bathing caused residents severe health problems. The alleged contamination is understood to have begun in 2005.

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