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20th December, 2020 21:16 IST
MVA Govt Stirs Another Row With BJP; Reminds Of Local Opposition To Centre s Vadhavan Port
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday, reminded the Centre about the opposition faced for it Vadhavan Port in Palghar by the local fishing community.
Stirring yet another tussle with the Centre, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday, reminded the Centre about the opposition faced for it Vadhavan Port in Palghar by the local fishing community. On Friday, Thackeray met with a delegation of the Vadhavan Bandar Virodhi Sangharsh Samiti (VBVSS), assuring them of his support if they oppose or support the project, as per reports. The Maharashtra government is already in a tussle with the Centre over the Aarey Metro car shed and the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project.
‘State eyeing land in BKC could derail Bullet train project’
ByShashank RaoShashank Rao / Updated: Dec 19, 2020, 06:00 IST
NHSRCL officials say they have been working round-the-clock to acquire land in Palghar; project-affected people meet CM
At loggerheads with the BJP over Kanjurmarg land for the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Metro-3 car shed, the
MVA government is now eyeing a couple of other options, including the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train land at Bandra Kurla Complex. The railway authorities involved in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet project said they have been working round-the-clock to acquire land in Palghar district, and fear that the MVA-BJP fight will derail the process.
Updated Dec 15, 2020 | 06:21 IST
The bandh has been called by groups of fishermen and tribals, and they have also asked the villagers to participate in it. Mumbai: Coastal villages to observe bandh today
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They claim the port would be destructive for fishermen, tribals, farmers and other villagers
Mumbai: Several coastal villages in Mumbai will observe a bandh today as a mark of protest against the Vadhavan Port project in Dahanu. The villages from Cuffe Parade and Dahanu will observe the bandh.
The bandh has been called by groups of fishermen and tribals, and they have also asked the villagers to participate in it.
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