This village in fission over an N-power plant
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23/01/2001
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Indian Express (New Delhi)
Last Thursday, the gurdwara in Daroli village of Patiala district was converted into a place of protest. One hundred agitated villagers met to decide their future, the future of their land, their village. Daroli has been chosen as the site for a nuclear power plant and villagers have already launched a struggle to ensure the project doesn't get off the ground. Even as the Punjab State Electricity Board(PSEB) awaits the final nod from the Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) site selection panel, locals have set up a 15-member sangharsh committee to resist any move to acquire land for the project.