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On May 28, 2011, two indigenous rights activists, Ramesh Agrawal and Dr Harihar Patel, were arrested in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh and denied release on bail.
The state police charged the On May 28, 2011, two men with “circulating defamatory material”indigenous rights activists, “disrupting public order” Ramesh Agrawal and “causing alarm and panic among the public” at a May 8, 2010 mandatory public consultationDr Harihar Patel, held by were arrested in the central Indian state pollution board at Tamnar village, relating to the proposed expansion of a coalChhattisgarh and denied release on bail.<ref name="Amnesty">[http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA20/025/2011/en/93b9014b-fired plant run by [[Jindal Steel and Power]e2fa-4936-8282-5b67cd6f1ef6/asa200252011en.html "Indian environmental activists held"]Amnesty International, June 2, 2011. </ref>
Agrawal and Patel expressed concerns that the expansion would lead to the forcible acquisition of lands from the surrounding local communities by The state police charged the authorities. The two activists had objected to the proposal men with “circulating defamatory material”, “disrupting public order” and cited an official inspection report which stated that the expansion began before the mandatory clearances were given. Ramesh Agrawal also successfully petitioned India’s Ministry of Environment “causing alarm and Forests to temporarily suspend panic among the terms of reference for the expansion. Following public” at a complaint relating to the delayMay 8, 2010 mandatory public consultation, held by the state authorities decided pollution board at Tamnar village, relating to arrest the two activistsproposed expansion of a coal-fired plant run by Jindal Steel and Power.<ref name="Amnesty"/>
Ramesh Agrawal works for the environmental rights organization Jan Chetna, and Dr Harihar Patel practices indigenous medicine. They had been actively campaigning against expressed concerns that the expansion would lead to the forcible acquisition of lands from the pollution caused surrounding local communities by existing industrial projects, including coal plants, and the potential negative environmental impact of proposed industrial projects in central Chhattisgarhauthorities. The two activists have been at had objected to the proposal and cited an official inspection report which stated that the forefront expansion began before the mandatory clearances were given. Ramesh Agrawal also successfully petitioned India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests to temporarily suspend the campaign terms of reference for the public disclosure of information expansion. Following a complaint relating to projects which affect local Adivasi (Indigenous) communities and for ensuring that these are available the delay, the state authorities decided to arrest the communitiestwo activists. Their arrest, <ref name="Amnesty International believes, is intended to stop their peaceful campaign activities."/>
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===Protests against expansion plans===
Ramesh Agrawal works for the environmental rights organization Jan Chetna, and Dr Harihar Patel practices indigenous medicine. They had been actively campaigning against the pollution caused by existing industrial projects, including coal plants, and the potential negative environmental impact of proposed industrial projects in central Chhattisgarh. The two activists have been at the forefront of the campaign for the public disclosure of information relating to projects which affect local Adivasi (Indigenous) communities and for ensuring that these are available to the communities. Their arrest, Amnesty International believes, is intended to stop their peaceful campaign activities.<ref name="Amnesty"/> The two activists were sent to Raigarh prison until June 3, 2011, and a local court rejected their appeals for release on bail on June 2. Ramesh Agrawal, who complained of hypertension, was taken for treatment at a government-run hospital where he is being kept chained to his bed.<ref>[http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA20/025/2011/en/93b9014b-e2fa-4936-8282-5b67cd6f1ef6/asa200252011en.html name="Indian environmental activists heldAmnesty"] Amnesty International, June 2, 2011.</ref>
==Jindal Power==
The company also states that it is "expanding its capacity at Tamnar by setting up a 2400 MW thermal power plant" adjoining the existing Tamnar 1000 MW power plant. It also states that it has "signed an MoU with the State Government of Jharkhand to set up a 2640 MW thermal power plant."<ref name="JP ABout"/> A company briefing note on its expansion plans states that the project will be "completed in stages in the year of 2012 and 2013 and the same has been funded on the basis of 75:25 debt:equity."<ref name="JP">Jindal Power, [http://www.jindalpower.com/note-on-jindal-power-limited.pdf "Jindal Power Limited (JPL)"], Jindal Power, July 2010.</ref>
The briefing note also states that the company has announced an expansion "at Dumka, Jharkhand 1320 MW (2X660 MW) Power Plant at anestimated project cost of Rs. 7224.00 Cr. (US $ 1.62 billion). This Plant will be completed in stages in the year of 2014 and the same has been funded on the basis of 70:30 debt:equity."<ref name="JP"/>
It also states that a further 600 megawatt power plant at Godda, Jharkhand would be completed in 2014 at an estimated project cost of Rs. 3666.00 Cr. (US $ 0.82 billion)on the basis of 70:30 debt:equity."<ref name="JP"/>
