MARGAO, May 6 -- Team Herald

At a public meeting held in Varca by concerned citizens, the locals demanded that the panchayat halt granting permissions to any multi-dwelling or other mega projects until a carrying capacity study of the village is first completed.

The meeting that was coordinated by youth activist Shohail Furtado, the locals shared concerns about how they, the original villagers, will soon be sidelined as the new population from the multi-dwelling units would then dominate the village.

They also shared concerns about how the village's already strained resources, be it power or water supply, poor garbage management, absence of sewage network etc will be further burdened with these new projects.

The villagers further lame...