Davorlim villagers demand scrapping of land acquisition

  • 04/07/2010

  • Herald (Panjim)

Davorlim villagers on Sunday threatened to take to the streets if the government fails to scrap the land acquisition process to acquire land admeasuring 1.15 square meters for the multipurpose utility project. They demanded that the Davorlim panchayat again invite PWD Minister and local MLA Churchill Alemao for a meeting with the public to explain the objective behind the land acquisition and benefits for the local villagers. At a special gram sabha meeting held on Sunday to discuss the burning issue, the villagers warned the government not to take the locals for granted, threatening to hit the streets. Speakers urged the villagers to brace for a long drawn agitation to demand scrapping of the project. A woman villager urged the villagers to rally behind the public and not to hesitate on the issue because someone has distributed fertilizers.