Goa villagers raise objections for 'God's sake' against SEZ
While SEZs meet with opposition for various reasons across the country, in Goa, Cipla's Meditab specialities Pvt Ltd's pharma SEZ in North Goa's Keri village is garnering objection for 'God's sake'.
By PTI |
KERI (GOA): While Special Economic Zones (SEZs) meet with opposition for various reasons across the country, in Goa, Cipla's Meditab specialities Pvt Ltd's pharma SEZ in North Goa's Keri village is garnering objection for `God's sake'.
"For the first time, since time immemorial, we could not perform our annual religious worship ritual at this place," Ramakrishna Jhalmi, a local youth, who is spearheading anti-SEZ agitation said.
Bhootkhamb plateau, a 12 lakh sq metres spread location, atop Keri village, is a place where people belonging to twelve different sects perform their annual ritual of worship to their ancestors during February month every year.
Cipla has planned 304 acres pharma SEZ at this plateau which is approved and notified by the Central government. This is one amongst the three SEZs which are hanging fire after state government's stop work order.
"The ritual has been going unabated for ages. For the first time, we could not enter the place as it is given to SEZ where huge compound wall and security guard forbid people from entering in," 60-year-old village elderly Vinayak Jhalmi said.
"For the first time, since time immemorial, we could not perform our annual religious worship ritual at this place," Ramakrishna Jhalmi, a local youth, who is spearheading anti-SEZ agitation said.
Bhootkhamb plateau, a 12 lakh sq metres spread location, atop Keri village, is a place where people belonging to twelve different sects perform their annual ritual of worship to their ancestors during February month every year.
Cipla has planned 304 acres pharma SEZ at this plateau which is approved and notified by the Central government. This is one amongst the three SEZs which are hanging fire after state government's stop work order.
"The ritual has been going unabated for ages. For the first time, we could not enter the place as it is given to SEZ where huge compound wall and security guard forbid people from entering in," 60-year-old village elderly Vinayak Jhalmi said.
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