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Farmers oppose land acquisition for stadium in Goa
Panaji, Apr 11 (PTI) Farmers in Thivim village near here have said they
would prefer to sow their paddy fields rather than hand it over to Goa
Cricket Association (GCA) to build a cricket stadium.
"We don't want to host the IPL. Instead give us some water so that we
can sow the seeds and harvest the paddy," Uday Malwankar, a farmer from
Thivim village in North Goa, told PTI.
The village group was in Panaji today to attend a meeting conveyed by
Goa Bachao Abhiyaan, an NGO to chalk out plans to ensure the farmers'
land is not taken away to construct the stadium.
The cricket stadium is part of Board of Cricket Control of India
(BCCI)'s initiative to construct cricket infrastructure across the
country. The Goa cabinet gave an in-principle approval for this project
in March 2007.
"We have refused to part with our paddy fields.
http://www.ptinews.com/news/605059_Farmers-oppose-land-acquisition-for-s
tadium-in-Goa
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Avelino
