From the archive record
The protesters included environmentalists, villagers and farmers, who do not want to give away their land for the mega project in the coastal Ratnagiri district. Activists and other sources claimed that more than 1,500 people were detained from among hundreds of protesters, who included environmentalists and local villagers. Members of the Konkan Bachao Samiti (KBS) and the Janahit Seva Samiti, organisations that are spearheading opposition to the project, were also detained. The police refused to provide details of the protest. “The process is still going on,” a policeman at the Nate police station told TheHindu. Ratnagiri's Superintendent of Police could not be contacted despite repeated attempts. When contacted, even the State's police control room could not say anything about the prote