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Article

16 Feb 2007

Author:
Shailesh Kumar, Centre for Science & Environment [India]

Farmers irked over land acquisition for Reliance's power plant in Ghaziabad [India]

[A]bout 1,011 ha of land has been acquired in eight villages...in western Uttar Pradesh, for Reliance Energy Generation's...“world’s largest gas-based power plant” and over 6,000 families have been displaced with meager compensation...Although the farmers are not against the power plant, the problem lies with the compensation, the way the land has been acquired and rehabilitation. Protests continue against the power plant.