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COURT TROUBLE: Industrialist Mukesh Ambani is investing Rs 800 billion in Raigad project.

COURT TROUBLE: Industrialist Mukesh Ambani is investing Rs 800 billion in Raigad project.

SC no for more time for Mukesh Ambani's SEZ

Industrialist Mukesh Ambani's project of setting up a special economic zone (SEZ) over 10,000 hectares in Raigad near Mumbai is in jeopardy as the Supreme Court on Friday refused to extend the deadline for land acquisition. A bench of Justice B Sudarshan Reddy and Justice Aftab Alam dismissed a lawsuit by Mumbai SEZ Ltd aimed at extending the June 8 deadline for acquiring land for the Rs 400-billion project.

HOW GREEN IS MY LAND: State government may go ahead and declare the entire region a green zone.

Maharashtra villagers reject SEZ, ready to carry on fight

Farmers of Pen taluka in Raigad district of Maharashtra voted against an SEZ with an overwhelming majority.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/maharashtra-villagers-reject-sez-ready-to-carry-on-fight/75205-3.html

A BIG NO: District administration conducted the referendum on September 21 after villagers opposed the project.

Farmers vote against RIL-promoted Maha Mumbai SEZ

Referendum conducted in 22 villages in Pen taluka of Raigad district where nearly 91 per cent voted against it.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/farmers-vote-against-rilpromoted-maha-mumbai-sez/75173-3.html

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