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MNS chief Raj Thackeray opposes refinery near protected UNESCO site

MUMBAI: MNS chief Raj Thackeray showed his resistance over the refinery project in Barsu, Ratnagiri district, after stating that it’s coming up close to a UNESCO protected site where no development project can come up.

The Times of India · May 6, 2023

An oil refinery in Maharashtra is dividing villages in the Konkan belt

The Hindu · May 6, 2023

Move proposed ‘poisonous’ Ratnagiri refinery project to Gujarat: Uddhav Thackeray

Uddhav Thackeray on May 6 said that though he suggested Barsu village as alternative site for the proposed multibillion-dollar Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited, he clarified that he would move forward only after getting consent from every villager.

The Hindu · May 6, 2023

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Take refinery to Gujarat, get good investment projects back to Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray in Barsu

The Hindu · May 6, 2023

Uddhav Thackeray to visit Barsu today; police presence increased

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.

The Hindu · May 6, 2023

Why are villagers in Konkan opposing the proposed multi-billion dollar Ratnagiri Refinery project in Maharashtra?

How the proposed refinery project is garnering protest due to concerns of environmental pollution and loss of livelihood

The Hindu · May 1, 2023

Rane-Thackeray rivalry spills over to Barsu row

A wordy duel has erupted between Union Minister and senior BJP leader Narayan Rane and his political rival Uddhav Thackeray and his Shiv Sena (UBT) faction over the proposed refinery project at Barsu in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district.

The Hindu · Apr 30, 2023

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Agitators and police clash yet again at Maharashtra's Barsu amid survey work

BARSU(RATNAGIRI) : The agitation against land acquisition for the proposed refinery in Barsu intensified yet again on Friday afternoon after women agitators tried to barge into the area where soil survey by the developers was underway amid high police security. Around 10 women activists and four police personnel reported to…

The Times of India · Apr 28, 2023

Barsar oil refinery project | Villagers continue protest against refinery project in Maharashtra

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on April 28 criticised the Eknath Shinde-led State government for “forcing” the oil refinery project on the residents of Barsu village in Ratnagiri district and demanded that locals be taken into confidence before going ahead with it.

The Hindu · Apr 28, 2023

Cracked walls, ‘repeat of Joshimath’: Scrapped NTPC project triggers sleepless nights in Uttarkashi homes

Pratima Devi unhooked a yellow sari draping a wall, in one of the five rooms of her house, to reveal a crack four inch wide in the cornice. Though out of sight, it has never been out of her mind – especially when it rains.

Newslaundry · Mar 23, 2023

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