“If people are happy with the halt, I am also happy. A final decision will be taken after discussing the matter with the Chief Minister,” he said.
Residents opposing the project have been staging protests for the past 31 days, demanding that the government scrap the proposed bhandara. The opposition intensified on Saturday after the Water Resources Department made a presentation on the project at a public meeting in Sanvordem.
Hundreds of villagers from Sanguem, Curchorem, and Sanvordem attended and raised strong objections, demanding written minutes of the meeting and a written assurance from the government within two days that the project would be cancelled, failing which they warned of intensifying their agitation.
