PANJIM, March 18 -- Team Herald

A meeting of Mulgao villagers with North Goa Collector Sneha Gitte, IAS, along with officials of Vedanta Limited remained inconclusive on Tuesday with the villagers remaining firm on their demand to remove houses from the mining lease.

Speaking to mediapersons after the meeting, Bicholim MLA Chandrakant Shetye said, "The company officials said that there should be a buffer zone of 50 metres, while the villagers said that they will allow the buffer zone of 100 metres. When the issue of the lake came up, it was pointed out that the matter is before the National Green Tribunal. On employment issue, I said that if the company is doing everything as per the rules then why should the residents of Mulgao be depr...