Environment in elections: Dhinkia 'acid test' for ruling BJD as betel farmers unhappy with JSW steel plant land acquisition
India, April 20 -- They accuse CM Naveen Patnaik-led government and police of colluding with the company and destroying the area's ecological treasure
Almost all the streets of Dhinkia Gram Panchayat, a bastion of the anti-land acquisition movement in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, wore a deserted look last week, with temperatures reaching around 40 degrees Celsius.
The political climate in this coastal area is intensifying as major political parties engage in a fierce battle leading up to the Lok Sabha elections on June 1, 2024.
"There was a time when the mention of our Gram Panchayat evoked images of lush mangrove forests, cashew nut, betel vines, fruit-bearing trees and casuarina forests. Today, these verdant visions are fading as...
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