: In Odisha, a village protesting against a steel plant has isolated itself, fearing police action #IndiaNEWS Dhinkia village in Jagatsinghpur district lies around 2-km away from the Bay of Bengal coast

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In Odisha, a village protesting against a steel plant has isolated itself, fearing police action #IndiaNEWS
Dhinkia village in Jagatsinghpur district lies around 2-km away from the Bay of Bengal coast in the eastern state of Odisha. Last month, after the India Meteorological Department issued a red warning for Cyclone Jawad for December 4, the village residents were anticipating a cyclonic storm on that day. However, they were met with another storm – of police. In the wee hours of December 4, several policemen entered the village and after a scuffle with the villagers, arrested two persons from the site.This was part of an ongoing tussle as residents of Dhinkia have been protesting against JSW Utkal Steel Limited, an integrated steel plant, thermal plant and a cement grinding plant that is being established in the area. The site where this plant will come up, however, has a longer history of conflict – it is the same site where POSCO, a South Korean steel company, faced stiff resistance for almost a decade and made national and international headlines. After much opposition, POSCO eventually exited the project in 2015 and the acquired land was transferred to JSW Utkal Steel.Following the December 4 arrests, the people of the village, anticipating more arrests and action from the administration, erected blockades at all three entrances to the village. “We have...Read more

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