In a major development, Vedanta has agreed to hand over mineral transportation work in Mayem Pilgaon to local truck operators after facing strong opposition from truck owners .
The decision follows an eight-day halt in mineral transport, which is now set to resume on Monday
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The breakthrough came after a meeting involving Vedanta representatives, the Truck Owners’ Association, and local MLAs Premendra Shet (Mayem) and Chandrakant Shet (Bicholim).
According to a press release from Vedanta, the company will assess the performance of local truck owners over the trial period before making a final decision on their long-term involvement.
The protest erupted when Vedanta outsourced mineral transportation to an external contractor using 12-wheeler trucks, sidelining local truckers who have maintained their vehicles for over a decade despite a lack of work.
The truck owners’ association argued that this move deprived them of employment, forcing them to intervene and halt transportation operations.
MLAs Mediate in Deadlock
Mayem MLA Premendra Shet, who played a key role in brokering the resolution, confirmed that for the next ten days, only local truck drivers would handle mineral transport.
