Singur
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Singur is a town in West Bengal, India, known nationally for its role in a major land acquisition and industrialization controversy involving the proposed Tata Nano car factory.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | community development block ⓘ |
| associatedCompany | Tata Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedProduct | Tata Nano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blockHeadquartersOf | Singur community development block NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cities and towns in Hooghly district
ⓘ
Economic history of West Bengal ⓘ Industrial disputes in India ⓘ Land acquisition in India ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
Durgapur Expressway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Howrah–Bardhaman chord line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy |
Tata Nano small car project land acquisition
ⓘ
farmland acquisition for industrial use ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| courtCase | Singur land acquisition case ⓘ |
| courtCaseOutcome | Supreme Court of India quashed land acquisition ⓘ |
| distanceFromKolkata | approximately 40 kilometres ⓘ |
| district | Hooghly district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
small-scale industry ⓘ |
| governingBody | Singur police station jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasNearbyUrbanCenter |
Chandannagar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
industrialization controversy
ⓘ
land acquisition controversy ⓘ proposed Tata Nano car factory ⓘ |
| landReturnedTo | original landowners ⓘ |
| legislativeConstituency | Singur Assembly constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hooghly district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
| majorHighwayNearby | National Highway 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Bengali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituency | Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kolkata metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
major issue in West Bengal state politics in the 2000s
ⓘ
symbol of land rights movement in West Bengal ⓘ |
| railwayDivision | Howrah railway division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Howrah–Bardhaman chord line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayStation | Singur railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayZone | Eastern Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | West Bengal ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +5:30 ⓘ |
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