Odisha: Tension mounts as several villagers protesting against proposed JSW plant hurt in police lathi-charge
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Tension mounted near Dhinkia village in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district on Friday after several villagers protesting against the proposed JSW steel plant were injured in a police lathi-charge.
Tension ran high near Dhinkia village in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district following clashes between villagers and police at the proposed steel plant site of Jindal Steel Works (JSW) during the eviction of betel vine plantations on Friday. #WATCH | Jagatsinghpur, Odisha | Police baton-charged people in the Dhinkia village who were allegedly protesting over the proposed steel plant site in the district, today pic.twitter.com/fPQGBRMgDm
After witnessing years of protest against the proposed Posco steel plant, resulting in forcing the mega project to withdraw from Odisha in 2017, the sandy lanes of the village are on the boil once again.