The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday suspended the operation of the Government Order allocating 972.69 acres of land alienated in favour of NCC Ltd (formerly Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd) for setting up of a thermal power plant at Sompeta in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.

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The Environment Ministry has asked East Coast Energy, promoters of the Bhavanapadu power plant, to immediately suspend work at the project site in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.

The order issued on Tuesday evening comes in the wake of police firing near the project site in Kakrapalli village on Monday resulting in the death of two persons and injuries to 50.

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Visakhapatnam: Two persons were killed and five injured when police opened fire to control villagers protesting against setting up of a thermal power plant in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district on Monday.

"Two persons were killed and five sustained injuries in the incident at Vadditandra village," said Srikakulam SP KVV Gopal Rao, adding some several policemen were also hurt.

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