Overview

• Local protests have entered a fifth day in Parbatjhora as BONSU, ABSU and farmers’ groups oppose the 3,600-bigha allocation to Adani Group over tribal land rights
• On June 16, Pramod Boro chaired a high-level meeting with Adani Group representatives, APDCL officials and student leaders to address community concerns
• Boro pledged that not a single bigha of indigenous land would be acquired without free, prior and informed consent and welcomed village protection committees into the dialogue
• The BTC will commission assessments of biodiversity, pollution risks and industrial byproducts before advancing the Rs 18,000-20,000 crore thermal power project
• The plan promises 8,000-10,000 permanent jobs for local youth but critics warn it threatens over 5 lakh sal and teak trees and key forest ecosystems