The indefinite hunger strike by villagers from Chindhran, Kanpoli, and Mahalungi in Panvel taluka, against the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), entered its 11th day on Wednesday, with the agitation intensifying each day. After climbing a water tank on Monday, several women on Tuesday waded into the Kasadi river as a mark of protest, demanding justice and fair compensation for their acquired land.

The protest, jointly organised by the villagers and the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, began outside the Chindhran Gram Panchayat office last week. Villagers allege that the MIDC has forcibly acquired their fertile agricultural land without proper consent and has failed to provide adequate compensation, rehabilitation plots, and other promised benefits.