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===Tata Motors at Singur=== |
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Singur gained international media attention since [[Tata Motors]] started constructing a factory to manufacture their $2,500 car, the [[Tata Nano]] at Singur. The small car was scheduled to roll out of the factory by 2008.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-corporate/article1753082.ece |title = Tata Motors’ small car to roll out of Singur by 2008 | work= |publisher= The Hindu Business Line, 26 November 2006 | accessdate = 3 June 2016}}</ref> Land acquisition for the project faced strong political opposition right from the beginning.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.countercurrents.org/bishnu190908.htm |title = Singur – A Case Study | work= Saibal Bishnu |publisher= Countercurrents.org, 19 September 2008 | accessdate = 3 June 2016}}</ref> In October 2008 Tatas announced withdrawal from the project.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://twocircles.net/2008oct04/tatas_singur_withdrawal_slap_west_bengal_biman_bose.html#.V1Feo5F97IU |title = Tata’s Singur Withdrawal ‘slap’ for West Bengal: Biman Bose| work= |publisher= Two Circles.net, 4 October 2008 | accessdate = 24 May 2016}}</ref> Six villages – [[Bajemelia]], Beraberi, [[Gopalnagar]], Joymolla, Khaser Bheri and Sinher Bheri – were affected by land acquisition.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://personal.lse.ac.uk/GHATAK/Singur_short.pdf |title = Land |
Singur gained international media attention since [[Tata Motors]] started constructing a factory to manufacture their $2,500 car, the [[Tata Nano]] at Singur. The small car was scheduled to roll out of the factory by 2008.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-corporate/article1753082.ece |title = Tata Motors’ small car to roll out of Singur by 2008 | work= |publisher= The Hindu Business Line, 26 November 2006 | accessdate = 3 June 2016}}</ref> Land acquisition for the project faced strong political opposition right from the beginning.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.countercurrents.org/bishnu190908.htm |title = Singur – A Case Study | work= Saibal Bishnu |publisher= Countercurrents.org, 19 September 2008 | accessdate = 3 June 2016}}</ref> In October 2008 Tatas announced withdrawal from the project.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://twocircles.net/2008oct04/tatas_singur_withdrawal_slap_west_bengal_biman_bose.html#.V1Feo5F97IU |title = Tata’s Singur Withdrawal ‘slap’ for West Bengal: Biman Bose| work= |publisher= Two Circles.net, 4 October 2008 | accessdate = 24 May 2016}}</ref> Six villages – [[Bajemelia]], Beraberi, [[Gopalnagar]], Joymolla, Khaser Bheri and Sinher Bheri – were affected by land acquisition.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://personal.lse.ac.uk/GHATAK/Singur_short.pdf |title = Land Acquisition and Compensation: What Really Happened in Singur? | work= Maitresh Ghatak, Sandip Mitra, Dilip Mookherjee, Anusha Nath|publisher= Economic and Poilitical Weekly, 25 May 2013 | accessdate = 3 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://twocircles.net/2012dec25/singur_six_years_later.html#.V132m49OLIU |title = Singur: Six years later | work= 25 December 2012 |publisher= TwoCircles.net | accessdate = 13 June 2016}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Beraberi | |
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Village | |
  Beraberi Location in West Bengal, India  Beraberi Beraberi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°50′46″N 88°12′17″E / 22.84611°N 88.20472°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,810 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
Beraberi is a village in Singur CD Block in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Beraberi is located at 22°50′46″N 88°12′17″E / 22.84611°N 88.20472°E.[1]
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India Beraberi had a total population of 6,810 of which 3,454 (51%) were males and 3,356 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 644. The total number of literates in Beraberi was 5,173 (83.90% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Economy
Tata Motors at Singur
Singur gained international media attention since Tata Motors started constructing a factory to manufacture their $2,500 car, the Tata Nano at Singur. The small car was scheduled to roll out of the factory by 2008.[3] Land acquisition for the project faced strong political opposition right from the beginning.[4] In October 2008 Tatas announced withdrawal from the project.[5] Six villages – Bajemelia, Beraberi, Gopalnagar, Joymolla, Khaser Bheri and Sinher Bheri – were affected by land acquisition.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Beraberi Bazar". Hooghly district. Wikimapia. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Tata Motors' small car to roll out of Singur by 2008". The Hindu Business Line, 26 November 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Singur – A Case Study". Saibal Bishnu. Countercurrents.org, 19 September 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Tata's Singur Withdrawal 'slap' for West Bengal: Biman Bose". Two Circles.net, 4 October 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Land Acquisition and Compensation: What Really Happened in Singur?" (PDF). Maitresh Ghatak, Sandip Mitra, Dilip Mookherjee, Anusha Nath. Economic and Poilitical Weekly, 25 May 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Singur: Six years later". 25 December 2012. TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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