ASSAGAO, March 10 -- Team Herald

Tensions ran high in Assagao on Monday when local residents, led by Siolim MLA Delilah Lobo and Assagao Sarpanch Hanumant Naik, confronted engineers from the Public Works Department (PWD) and the Water Resources Department (WRD) over the approval granted for a controversial mega project in Ward II of the

Village Panchayat.

The project, which involves the construction of a luxury housing complex, has faced significant opposition from the local community due to its location in an area with thick vegetation. A central concern is the proposed construction of a culvert over the main Assagao Nullah, a vital watercourse

in the village.

The village panchayat had initially rejected the approval for the culvert...