Residents of Kudepsta, Sochi, protest the proposed construction in their mountain village of what is projected to be the largest natural gas power station in the world. The plant is a component of infrastructure development in Sochi in advance of the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Prior to completion of environmental review and other procedures required by law to start construction, workers built a bridge, cut trees, and put up a large fence at the power plant site. Residents painted "No to the Kudepsta power station!" on the bridge. Residents fear pollution, devaluation of properties, and devastation of the natural landscape and of the town's appeal as a tourist destination.

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