RESIDENTS OF 13 villages of Mahuva and Talaja talukas of Bhavnagar district have opposed a resolution of the Bhavnagar district to lease a 12-kilometre-long section of a major district road to UltraTech Cement Limited (ULC) for movement of the latter’s mining machinery and transporting limestone mined from these villages. The villagers have threatened to block movement of such vehicles if the proposal is not withdrawn within a week.
Leaders of the 13 villages, led by Bharat Bhil, submitted a memorandum to Bhavnagar district development officer (DDO) Varun Baranwal on Monday stating the proposal to hand over the 12-km long road to UltraTech on a three-year lease was unjust and against the spirit of democracy.
