GOA: The villagers of Shel Melauli in Sattari taluka held a public meeting under the banner of Melauli Panchkroshi Gram Bachav Andolan (MPGBA) on Sunday to oppose the IIT project proposed in their village.
At the meeting held near the Jalmi Sateri temple at Melauli, the over 400 villagers, including a large number of youth unanimously decided to protect their ancestral properties at any cost. The villagers were also backed by the Sattari Bhumiputra Sanghatana.
The villagers also criticised health minister and Valpoi MLA Vishwajit Rane, who they said “is trying to take away their properties in order to construct an IIT”.
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