A large number of policemen have been deployed in and around Barsu village in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district, the site of a proposed refinery, in view of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray’s visit as well as a rally of supporters of the project on Saturday, a senior official has said.
Orders prohibiting unlawful assembly too have been imposed under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in the area, he said.