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A dharna here, a court victory there: How Rajasthan villages try to keep their land from solar firms -Rishika Pardikar

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Encroachment of pastureland was possible because government doesn't recognise them as village commons, say locals

Some Indian states saw a string of protests over the last couple of months against renewable energy projects on village land, even as the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic was raging in the country. 

On July 6, 2021, police officials lathi charged locals participating in a dharna against plans to lay electricity lines across pasturelands in Gajner, a village in Bikaner district, western Rajasthan.

The land has been owned by the community for years, said locals. Geeta Kumar, the sarpanch of Gajner, has been protesting against this project alongside locals for over 200 days because of non-recognition of the land as village commons.

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