Power trouble
If the current tension continues in Singrauli, the power capital of India might soon become a ghost town like Singur. After a police firing on villagers protesting demolition of their houses to facilitate Essar's upcoming power project, farmers in Singrauli are up in arms against the forced acquisition of land.
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