MUMBAI -- The village of Dhenkia sits in a fertile region of the eastern Indian state of Odisha that is known for its cultivation of the betel vine. Chewing betel leaves is popular with Indians, making it a reliable cash crop for Dhenkia and the surrounding villages.
But in recent years, the village of about 1,000 residents has become known for something else: blocking the ambitions of one of the world's largest steelmakers. In the process, Dhenkia became a symbol of some of the Indian economy's most intractable structural problems.
