St Cruz MLA Antonio Fernandes, on Sunday, assured the people of Chimbel village that he is with them on the issue of the proposed IT Park and will not deviate from his stand at all costs and back the villagers in their cause. The MLA said that being an elected representative of the people, he even raised the issue in the assembly and questioned the Minister for Information Technology Rohan Khaunte, as to how the work on IT Park has started without taking him into confidence.

Addressing the villagers, who had gathered on the land acquired by the government for the IT Park near the Chimbel lake, the MLA said the Minister had promised to meet the samittee members, discuss the issue and conduct survey during Ganesh Chaturthi. He said that the Minister had also assured to protect the lake under buffer zone and to conduct survey with the help of environmentalists and geologists, and added that he (MLA) would go with the people.