Recently announced Gail India’s Ethane Cracker factory in the Ashta Tehsil of Sehore district, #MadhyaPradesh, has become a point of great friction between the government and the farmers in the area. Many women tried hanging themselves in front of government officials as a sign of #protest.
Mostly, the #petrochemicals plants are set up on the seashore. This is the first plant to be set up in a landlocked state. Villagers claim that there is no clear communication from the authorities. A few weeks ago, the officials visited the proposed site with law enforcement officials, further exacerbating the villagers’ doubts. For the project, approximately 700 hectares of land are required. Some 470 hectares of government land in Bager, Bhaunri, Bapcha Daunia, and Arnia Daud are available. And, as suggested, the rest would be the villagers’ agricultural land.
Read our On-Ground report on the Ethane Cracker Plant in Sehore.
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