Vasco: BJP workers marched towards Goa International Airport at Dabolim, protesting Mhadei water diversion ahead of Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar’s arrival on Thursday evening to attend Goy Rakhonn Yatra at Birla, Zuarinagar.SP Gurudas Kadam directed police to stop the protesters from coming in the way of Karnataka CM’s convoy.“Ours was a peaceful protest to show the Karnataka CM that the diversion of Mhadei will affect Goa’s water security, local ecosystems, and regional agriculture activities,” said Mayur Dessai, a protester.Desai said they didn’t want to disrupt the convoy of Shivakumar, but only to show that their lives are dependent on Mhadei and that Karnataka should stop diverting the Mhadei river.
