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Power trouble [1]

If the current tension continues in Singrauli, the power capital of India might soon become a ghost town like Singur. After a police firing on villagers protesting demolition of their houses to facilitate Essar's upcoming power project, farmers in Singrauli are up in arms against the forced acquisition of land.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2009
Deepak Tiwari [2]
Week (Kochi) [3]
Tags:
Land Acquisition [4], Farmers [5], Singrauli STPS [6], Madhya Pradesh [7]
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