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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Protesting farmers torch engine, coaches by Shoumojit Banerjee

Protesting farmers torch engine, coaches by Shoumojit Banerjee

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published Published on Jan 16, 2011   modified Modified on Jan 16, 2011

The Bihar Government's plans for a mega power plant at Nabinagar in Aurangabad district went for a toss as an agitation by a large mob of farmers turned violent on Saturday, resulting in the torching of an empty passenger train.

The farmers were agitating against the acquisition of 1871 acres of private land by the State Government for setting up 3300 MW power project, on grounds that the State Government had not paid them adequate compensation.

Despite attempts at pacification by the district administration, the protest took an ugly turn as the police lobbed tear gas shells on the angry mob, which torched an engine and two coaches of the empty Gomo- Barkakana express near Ankhora village, said ADG (Headquarters) P. K. Thakur.

The Nabinagar project is a joint State Electricity Board (BSEB) - National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) venture, which aims to turn the area into an industrial hub. Authorities said that the land had been acquired by the Government and that the title deeds did not belong to the farmers.

District officials stated that the agitators were unjustly demanding higher compensation despite the fact that the floor rates varied from place to place.

According to the Aurangabad District Magistrate, some villagers had been recompensed at the rate of Rs.4-5 lakh per acre, while others had been paid as high as 12-13 lakh depending on the quality of the land acquired.

Sources within the NTPC said that only a small section of farmers were disrupting work, despite completion of the land acquisition process and doling out of adequate compensation packages.

Meanwhile, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has condemned the police action on the agitating villagers and has deputed a fact-finding team, headed by the leader of opposition in the State Assembly, Mr. Abdul Bari Siddiqui.


The Hindu, 17 January, 2011, http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/17/stories/2011011764981700.htm


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