CM Eknath Shinde’s intervention has led to the postponement of the Vadhavan port project’s public hearing from December 22 to January 19.
Early this month, representatives of Vadhavan Virodhi Sangharsh Samiti met Shinde and said the project would cause loss of livelihood among a large section of the population. Based on documents, they said it would generate a mere 1,000 jobs. But, Sanjay Sethi, chairman, JNPA, who made a presentation, said fishermen whose livelihood would be affected would be given compensation.
Representatives Vaibhav Vaze, Leo Colaco, Narayan Patil said the documents provided by JNPA were in English and it was difficult for them to understand, and the 650-page environment impact report had been reduced to a 30-page summary. Shinde directed that the documents be provided in Marathi and the public hearing be postponed by a month.