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==Citizen opposition==
In January 2011 a protest was initiated by local farmers of Kachari in the Karchan area over a land acquisition dispute. The farmers were demanding to be paid a fair market value for their land. During this protest it was reported that "three policemen were injured, two police vehicles set ablaze and the Delhi-Howrah trunk route was blocked for 13 hours." It was the culmination of protests that had been ongoing for four months.<ref>[http://www.harneedi.com/biotech/3183-karchana-power-project-depends-upon-farmers--uttar-pradesh-govt "Karchana power project depends upon farmers : Uttar Pradesh govt"] Harneedi.com, January 25, 2011.</ref> Additionally, protesters claimed one farmer was killed in police firing, a charge denied by the Uttar Pradesh government.<ref>[http://ejatlas.org/conflict/bara-thermal-power-plant-allahabad-india "Bara thermal power plant, Allahabad, India"] Environmental Justice Atlas, accessed April 4, 2014.</ref> It was reported in February 2011 that villagers ransacked and damaged property at the site for the Bara Thermal Power Project. The protesters had reportedly inflicted damage worth Rs 1 crore.<Ref>[http://www.projectsinfo.in/News.aspx?nId=FrgpzQ5fOK3A7qiHTvaxHQ== "JP Power faces severe protest"] ProjectsInfo, February 14, 2011.</ref>
{{#evp:youtube|i7REx-2REFY|"We have no option but to beg for our lands, but begging is also a crime|right|350}}In June 2011, farmers protested the plant by staging a mass public begging, to dramatize that if the plant is built the loss of their land will leave them with no option other than begging. In footage broadcast by CVB News Service, Raj Bahadur Patel, a leader of the farmers, said, "The government acquired our lands without following the policy of land acquisition. We have been protesting for 300 days. The administration has said they will not do anything in the matter. We have appealed to the government to give us our lands as they are our source of livelihood. The farmers along with their families participated in the flag march today." Another leader, Arvind Patel, said, "We have no option but to beg for our lands, but this government says that begging is also a crime."
