In India, 70 percent of the population still lives in the countryside, and the transition of land from agrarian to industrial use often meets with angry protest. In 2008,Tamo was forced to abandon construction of a factory in West Bengal, India ,intended to manufacture the Nano. Protesters surrounded the new Nano plant and blocked roads to prevent workers or deliveries from reaching the facility. In Calcutta, activists burned the Nano in effigy. Violence and threats to worker safety ensued for months during construction of the plant. West Bengal politicos encouraged labor unrest, leading to capital flight and making the region unfriendly to business. Despite being 80 percent complete and costing $350 milion, Tamo had to abandon the plant due to violent protests from farmers and political activists. Production of the Nano was moved to another location in India.