Around 100 people, including around 40 women, from a displaced village, Kajrain, at 10am stopped the pumps that draw water from the Sone river for the plant. "We have reduced the load of the unit to deal with the sudden scarcity of water," said a BRBCL official. The BRBCL is operating a 250-megawatt thermal power unit at the place, located around 180km southwest of Patna, while three more such units are on the anvil. We have already provided jobs at the plant to around 20 to 25 people among the protesters." "An FIR is being lodged against those who have tried to disturb power production," he said.

Source: The Telegraph December 05, 2017 21:11 UTC