Stiff opposition to Pranahita project
“Are you from Andhra?” was the question posed to the Maharashtra Engineering team by villagers from Shivni in Gond Pimpri taluk of Chandrapur and Kungadmal of Gadchiroli district, sources recalled.
“Their team was also warned of dire consequences if they helped us,” added a member of the Adilabad team.
“We tried in vain to explain to the angry villagers that this was only a proposed site for the barrage. We also wanted to tell them about the quantum of compensation but to no avail,” another member said, on conditions of anonymity.
“Are you from Andhra?” was the question posed to the Maharashtra Engineering team by villagers from Shivni in Gond Pimpri taluk of Chandrapur and Kungadmal of Gadchiroli district, sources recalled.
“Their team was also warned of dire consequences if they helped us,” added a member of the Adilabad team.
“We tried in vain to explain to the angry villagers that this was only a proposed site for the barrage. We also wanted to tell them about the quantum of compensation but to no avail,” another member said, on conditions of anonymity.
