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In May 2011, armers farmers marched to protest coal plants in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, in an area known as the Konkan Coast. The protests were organized by the Ratnagiri Zilla Jagruk Manch, an organization leading a campaign against seven thermal power plants proposed for the district. In Pawas, Ratnagiri district, villagers protested with a hunger strike.<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/fuelling-dissent-coal-power-plants-102602 "Fuelling dissent: Coal power plants,"] NDTV, May 1, 2011</ref><Ref>[http://www.tehelka.com/story_main43.asp?filename=Ne211109another_nandigram.asp "Another Nandigran?"] Tehelka, November 21, 2009</ref>