Goa, May 21 -- Tensions flared in Odxel village on Tuesday night as floodwaters mixed with mud inundated homes, leading to a heated confrontation involving Taleigao MLA Jeniffer Monserratte and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Cecille Rodrigues and Francis Coelho. The flooding, attributed by locals to unauthorized hill cutting for the ongoing Anantham construction project, has sparked outrage among residents and local activists.

Villagers allege that large-scale hill excavation and improper dumping of mud by the Anantham project led to the disaster. Despite prior warnings from locals, no preventive action was taken, they say. With heavy rains lashing the area, loose mud reportedly slid downhill and flooded several homes.

"People's homes we...