Protests were staged against a proposed dam project on the Painganga river in Yavatmal and other districts of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra on Tuesday, an activist said, reported the PTI.

People from around 24 villages in Vidarbha and 26 villages in Marathwada took part in the agitation including 'jal-samadhi' (protest in the water) at five places along the banks of the river, said Mubarak Tanvar, secretary of the Painganga Virodhi Sangharsh Samiti, according to the PTI.