Goa, Feb. 2 -- In a major development, Vedanta has agreed to hand over mineral transportation work in Mayem Pilgaon to local truck operators after facing strong opposition from truck owners .

The decision follows an eight-day halt in mineral transport, which is now set to resume on Monday on a trial basis for the next ten days.

The breakthrough came after a meeting involving Vedanta representatives, the Truck Owners' Association, and local MLAs Premendra Shet (Mayem) and Chandrakant Shet (Bicholim).

According to a press release from Vedanta, the company will assess the performance of local truck owners over the trial period before making a final decision on their long-term involvement.

The truck owners' association argued that this mo...