SPSR Nellore district, a storm is brewing in Karedu village. Over 16,000 families are protesting against the Andhra Pradesh government's allocation of 8,348 acres of fertile agricultural land to Indosol Solar Private Limited for a large-scale renewable energy project. The project has caused fear among the agrarian communities of displacement, ecological damage, and loss of livelihood. The villagers are opposed to the allocation of land, which is used for double-crop paddy, groundnuts, mangoes, coconut farming, and aquaculture, arguing that it is not just soil but also sustenance that provides food security and drives the local economy.
Certain parts of the BPCL refinery project in Andhra Pradesh, pending for many years, have been pushed forward in anticipation of the project's completion by August 2023. The Refinery Expansion and Modernization (REM) project aims to increase refining capacity and improve facilities, among other things. With the recent groundbreaking of a new residual catalytic cracker, the project is progressing briskly.
