The Goa government on Sunday announced that it has scrapped plans to set up an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus at Codar village, following opposition from residents.

Speaking at a press conference here, Industries Minister Subhash Shirodkar said the plan to construct the IIT-Goa campus at Codar village in South Goa has been cancelled.

The minister said that he had discussed the issue with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday.

“CM Sawant told me that we don’t want to force the project on the people of that village,” he said.

Residents of Codar, mostly farmers, had opposed the project, claiming it would destroy the natural habitat and adversely impact their livelihood.

Shirodkar, however, said the IIT campus at Codar, which falls in his assembly constituency, would have

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