https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=55685 Allegations assert that roughly 1,050 acres and extensive tree cover in Bhagalpur's Pirpainti were allocated to a private conglomerate at a nominal rent for multiple decades, converting a project initially described as state-run into a private-operated power plant. It is claimed villagers were prevented from protesting and landholders signed under duress, and that electricity produced on state land using local coal will be sold locally at higher rates than in other states, creating an economic transfer from residents to the private operator linked to politically timed allocation. en-us Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:31:03 +0530 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:31:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=55685 Allegations assert that roughly 1,050 acres and extensive tree cover in Bhagalpur's Pirpainti were allocated to a private conglomerate at a nominal rent for multiple decades, converting a project initially described as state-run into a private-operated power plant. It is claimed villagers were prevented from protesting and landholders signed under duress, and that electricity produced on state land using local coal will be sold locally at higher rates than in other states, creating an economic transfer from residents to the private operator linked to politically timed allocation. News - Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:31:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=55685