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Mopa landowners offered three times more compensation: CM

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Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday claimed landowners have been assured three times more compensation and jobs by the government. 

He said a major portion of the Mopa airport link road will pass through barren land while some part through cashew nut plantation and agricultural land.   

The CM said that no houses or any other structures lie in the land earmarked for the road.  “The road is decided by a technical team in consultation with Mopa Authority after considering alignment and other parameters,” he added.  “Allow us to do the survey. After that if diversion needs to be done at some places,” he urged. Sawant also said he held meetings with villagers of both the protesting villages earlier and assured them of resolving all their grievances.

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Turbulence at Mopa as police-locals clash

Farmers, locals and activists object to survey work for proposed road access to airport project; 67 arrested & released; protesters insist on getting land back

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Feb 20, 2021, 12:34 AM IST
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Turbulence at Mopa as police-locals clash

PERNEMA little over a month after violent clashes erupted between police and locals agitating against the IIT project in Sattari, clashes broke out between locals and police, this time in Pernem on Friday, over survey work for the proposed road access to the Mopa airport project.Police arrested 67 protesters objecting to the survey work and later released them.According to reports, trouble began when a government team had gone to the site to conduct survey work for the…

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