Villagers threaten protest against proposed airport

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Updated At : 12:38 PM Mar 27, 2021 IST

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Mandi, March 26

Residents of the Balh valley in Mandi district on Friday threatened to stage a massive protest against the government on April 12 to oppose the proposed construction of airport in the valley.

Fear losing land
Residents fear they will lose their agricultural land because of the project
They said they had always opposed the decision of the state government

The residents are fearing that they will lose their agricultural land because of the project.

The residents said they had always been opposed to the decision of the state government.

Joginder Walia, president of the Balh Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, urged the state government to change the project site, where less people would be affected.

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