Aug. 19: Contentious land issue triggered violent clashes between the police and the local villagers at Andal in Durgapur which left over a dozen people, including five policemen injured and three police vehicles gutted. The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is building a 1,000-MW hydel power project for which it needs 1,000-acre land. Nearly 700 acres have already been acquired.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/clashes-project-durgapur
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-acquisition
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydroelectricity
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/durgapur
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
