Ratnagiri police

A large number of policemen have been deployed in and around Barsu village in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district, the Orders prohibiting unlawful assembly too have been imposed under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in the area, he said. Also read: Mr. Thackeray is going to visit the village in the Rajapur taluka, more than 400 km from Mumbai, and interact with those who are opposing the government’s plans to provide land for a mega-oil refinery in the area. Supporters of the refinery project have also organised a rally in the vicinity at the same time, the official said. Mr. Thackeray had planned to hold a rally in Barsu-Solgaon area earlier but was denied permission. Besides district police, additional personnel from Sindhudurg, Sangli, Satara, Kolhapur, Pune and Thane and companies of State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) have been deployed in Rajaput taluka, the official said. Protests broke out at Barsu after the work for soil testing began at the site last month, with a section of locals opposing the project on the grounds that it will adversely affect the fragile biodiversity of the coastal Konkan region and also hit their livelihood. The project has also pitted the State's Eknath Shinde-BJP government against the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, comprising the Shiv Sena (UBT), the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress. MVA leaders have demanded sensitive handling of the situation arising out of the agitation. Following the detention of several protesters,...

• • • • Barsu-Solgaon anti-refinery protesters begin hunger strike Barsu-Solgaon anti-refinery protesters begin hunger strike The protest against the proposed petrochemical refinery was intensified after April 25, when the Ratnagiri police imposed curfew in the Barsu- Solgaon and other villages and started the soil testing at a site by banning the entry of villagers in the area. Villagers from Barsu and Solgaon who have been opposing the setting up of proposed petrochemical refinery in their area have begun a hunger strike since Monday morning at Goval village demanding immediate release of arrested anti-refinery activists. The villagers are also protesting against the “high-handedness” of police officers against the protesters. The Ratnagiri police had Friday arrested Ratnagiri Refinery Virodhak Sanghatna’s president Amol Bole and his wife for violating the preventive notices issued against him earlier. Follow Live Updates: — Express The arrests came a day after the Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court on Thursday last week that it will immediately withdraw the orders prohibiting eight residents from entering their villages in Ratnagiri or putting up social media posts against the proposed Barsu refinery project in the district. Track | Hundreds of villagers were arrested earlier and many villagers have been banned fr entering in Taluka and district. The protest against the proposed petrochemical refinery was intensified after April 25, when the Ratnagiri pol...

The much-talked about Ratnagiri super refinery project along the coastal Konkan coast of Maharashtra has once again landed in a controversy with locals taking to the streets during the soil-testing surveys. The Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (RRPCL), which is expected to come up at Barsu-Solgaon in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district was shifted from nearby Nanar site. In February 2024, a local journalist Shashikant Varishe was mowed by an SUV belonging to real estate dealer Pandharinath Amberkar, who has been arrested by the Ratnagiri police for murder. Also Read | For enabling the necessary surveys, the Ratnagiri Police have imposed Section 144 of the CrPC in Barsu and Solgaon villages. Local residents have been opposing the project for the past two years. Shiv Sena (UBT) head and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray spoke to Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg MP Vinayak Raut and local MLA Bhaskar Jadhav to assess the ground situation. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis have not State Industries Minister Uday Samant said that it was at the instance of Thackeray, who then headed the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, the project site at Barsu-Solgaon was zeroed in. However, Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Sanjay Raut said that the people are protesting against the project and it may lead to a “Jallianwala Bagh-like massacre”. “The Chief Minister has gone to his village in a helicopter…he should take the helicopter to t...

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Why are villagers in Konkan opposing the proposed multi-billion dollar Ratnagiri Refinery project in Maharashtra? The multi-billion dollar project is touted as the world’s largest single location refinery complex, Mr. Samant informed Mr. Pawar that the Shinde-Fadnavis government would not forcibly proceed with the project until the misconceptions of the protesters were resolved. “We will move forward only after taking the protesters into confidence. We are ready to discuss all issues pertaining to the project,” Mr. Samant said. He met the NCP patriarch at his Silver Oak residence in south Mumbai, after having a discussion with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The Maharashtra government on April 25 started soil testing at Barsu to know if the site was suitable for the proposed project and since then hundreds of residents are protesting the government’s decision as they are concerned about the potential impact on the environment and the livelihoods of local communities. ALSO READ | The Konkan region is ecologically sensitive, with several species of flora and fauna endemic to the area. The current dispensation alleged that some of the Opposition parties were instigating the villagers for political mileage. On April 28, the protest intensified after police used tear gas canisters and resorted to lathi charge to disperse the crowd. Police personnel attempt to stop local women of Barsu village during the latter’s protest against the petrochemical refinery project in the area, at R...