Adani Power: Land Grab in Jharkhand to Supply Power to Bangladesh
Vast areas of agricultural land, which has been cultivated by generations of villagers, is being “acquired” for a power project through a dubious nexus between Adani Power Limited and the Government of Jharkhand. A report by Scroll.in shows how laws have been twisted, legally mandated procedures have been ignored or subverted, and villagers have been forced out of their land.This process has come as a result of the project by Adani Power Ltd. to generate power in Jharkhand and supply it to Bangladesh. According to the project’s social impact assessment report, 1,214 acres of land is required for setting up the thermal power plant. A further 74 acres of land is required to build a 10 km long private railway line to bring the coal to the plan.....