Locals called for a protest in the area…
The Goa district administration (North) has imposed CrPC section 144 around the Manohar International Airport and nearby villages to prevent unlawful assembly for the next two months.
The protest is for blocking its road given by people who have lost their land for the newly built airport project.
In December 2022, the airport was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On Tuesday, District Collector Mamu Hage said that the people who have lost their land for the airport in Pernem taluka, and people from Mopa, Warkhand, Nagzar, and Chandel have been protesting under the banner of 'Together for Pednekars'.
The protesters have been demanding that they should be given first preference to register their taxis for plying from the airport, along with a separate counter, and not allow Ola and Uber taxis to ply from this facility, the order noted.
The superintendent of police said that the protestors are likely to gather in large numbers at the Nagzar sports ground.
We are here to ensure the free flow of traffic and maintain a law-and-order situation" on the route from the Manohar International Airport to Sukhekulan Junction at Dhargal, it said.
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