Villagers refuse giving land for Reliance power project: admin

Deputy Commissioner Shiv Shankar Tiwari went to Paparwa to hold talks with the villagers, Land Acquisition Officer Zayan Prakash Minz told reporters here.

The DC had called representatives of nine villages for the purpose, but they refused the overture, he said.

A total of 971 acres, including private land, have been identified in the Jainanagar block of the district for the project, he added.