India: There was ‘significant’ disruption at a public hearing in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on 8 October 2025 due to local people protesting against the development of a new cement plant by Ambuja Cements. Police deployed but in insufficient numbers to stop protesters from rushing the stage with banners and throwing furniture.
The protesters said that local people already suffer from high pollution levels and that they ‘do not have strength to bear the additional pollution’ emitted by the new plant.