Very very tense situation. This afternoon the district collector and DSP, DM reached Dinkia with massive police force. 3000 villagers led by Abhay Sahu of Posco Protirodh Samiti stood facing them a few yards away. No one moved from their spots. At one point of time, Abhay Sahu stepped out of the crowd and stood out for 15 minutes and told the police to arrest him if they thought he was instigating the villagers to protest against the project. No one from the adminstration came forward to arrest him or talk to him. Later the DSP ordered the police force to move back. Although the police force has retreated back, they are still present in the area in large numbers. The administration is planning next steps.
Last night there was a clash between villagers from Govindpur and goons from Paradeep port. Since the goons were armed, the villagers retreated and erected barricades and are now standing guard. Meanwhile 300 armed orissa police moved in last night and surrounded Dinkia and this morning 300 more joined in, which means 600 armed police force is right now closing in on dinkia. People haven't slept the whole night fearing police action, very tense situation as you can imagine.
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