Sona Chura
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Sona Chura | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Sona Chura Location in West Bengal, India  Sona Chura Sona Chura (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°54′7.6″N 87°57′52.9″E / 21.902111°N 87.964694°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,736 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721 646 (Tekhalibazar) |
| Area code | 03224 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | wb |
Sona Chura is a village and a Gram panchayat in Nandigram I CD Block in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Nandigram movement
Sona Chura was one of the six gram panchayats mentioned in the notification issued for land acquisition of a proposed chemical hub in 2006. Protests led by Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee snowballed into a major movement and repression followed. Amongst the other affected areas were: Bhangabera, Saudkhali, Maheshpur, Gokulnagar and Adhikaripara. The location of the proposed chemical hub was later shifted to Nayachar and the proposal was finally scrapped.[1][2][3][4]
