Nano

·         On August 23, 2008 Maharashtra and Orissa invited Tata motors to set up its plant in their State for “Nano” project that has been in controversy ever since its initiation in Singur (WB), owing to protests over land granted to the motor makers.

·         On August 22, 2008 on the eve of indefinite sit-in demonstrations by Mamata Banerjee at Singur, Tata group chairman Ratan Tata threatened that they would move out from Singur if project continued to be dogged by political opposition and violence.

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·         Tata Motors Limited has  said that the company is prepared to move a plant to make Nano, the world's cheapest car, from its eastern Indian site if violent protests continued, despite having invested 350 million dollar in the project.

·         Tata Motors has faced protests and political opposition over the acquisition of farmland for the plant in West Bengal, which have led to cost overruns and threaten to delay the car's launch.

·         The unveiling in January of Rs. 100,000 snub-nosed Nano was hailed by the state's ruling Communists, but protests have since gathered steam 

·         Trouble began after the government took over 1,000 acres of farmland for the factory.

·         The government offered compensation, but some farmers with smaller land holdings have refused compensation, demanding that land be given back to them.

·         Protesters have occasionally tried to stop work at the factory and fought with workers. An engineer had to be taken to hospital after his car was stoned last month.