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...