Kanhai Ram Patel…of Sarasmal, a tribal village, 40 km from Raigarh…is surrounded on three sides by an open cast coal mine of Jindal Power Ltd…village seems like a green beach of a black sea of coal. Patel is one of the few villagers who have not given away their land and are fighting against JPL, which allegedly discharges poisonous effluents into his field…. the companies have even faked clearances as gram sabhas were held under heavy security and duress in 2008. There have also been instances when they were not held… Intimidation includes dumping material on individual's land, blocking access to their fields, cutting down trees, forcibly digging up land and many others.