India, April 29 -- Activists, citizens, and environmentalists staged protests on Sunday at Pimple Nilakh against the Riverfront Development (RFD) project by the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). However, municipal commissioner Shekhar Singh made it clear that the project would not be halted and work would continue as planned.

"The RFD will not be stopped. Work is ongoing, and there is no immediate reason to halt it. The project has received clearance from the National Green Tribunal, and the Bombay High Court has dismissed the petition by environmentalists," Singh said while addressing the media on Monday.

During Sunday's protest, deputy speaker of the Legislative Assembly Anna Bansode met with protesters on the Mula riverb...