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PROTEST AGAINST POWER
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Issue Date: Jan 31, 1999
Nuraicholai, previously a quiet coastal village in Sri Lanka, inhabited by mostly Roman Catholics and Muslims farmers and fisherfolk, has become hot bed of protest. The villagers are opposing governments plan to establish a 900-megawatt power project in their neighbourhood. Residents of Nuraicholai, a rich sweet-water agricultural belt, have formed a "residents group" to evict the project from their village.
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