The Betul gram sabha on Sunday opposed the proposed industrial estate in the village.
The gram sabha later adopted a resolution demanding that all proposed development projects in the village be placed before the gram sabha for approval.
The latest move by the gram sabha is seen as a set back to Quepem MLA Chandrakant Kavlekar who has projected the proposed industrial estate at Betul as his pet project with state of the art facilities. It may be recalled that Kavlekar had changed the nomenclature of the project from 'food park' to 'industrial estate' following strong opposition from the Betul villagers.
The villagers demanded to know from sarpanch Vilona D'Silva whether any proposal regarding the proposed industrial estate was received by the panchayat. When D'Silva replied in the negative, the gram sabha members turned boisterous and accused the authorities of "thrusting" the project on the villagers "by keeping them in the dark."
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