Odisha’s Dhinkia village is out of bounds, say activists, academicians
The Hindu
The village is the epicentre of protests against a mega steel plant
Activists and academicians here alleged on Sunday that they were not allowed to visit Dhinkia village, the against the in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district, and meet villagers.
Amidst raging controversy over , activists and academicians had tried to meet on Saturday. However, it is alleged that they were waylaid by residents of other villages at the behest of the Jagatsinghpur district administration and the company’s supporters.
The JSW Group, led by industrialist Sajjan Jindal, has proposed to set up a 13.2 mtpa capacity steel plant at an estimated investment of around ₹55,000 crore on the land acquired previously for a South Korean steel major’s unsuccessful steel project.
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