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We will not let SMC to develop a dumping site at Bhadut.”Power loom weavers are up in arms against SMC’s decision on imposing labour tax on weaving units. The weavers have been asked to wear black T-shirts as a symbolic mark of protest.” The villagers are very angry and the civic authorities will have to change their decision.”GKS leader Darshan Naik said, “The solid waste dumping site will not only affect the health of people in Bhadut village, but also of those in Choriyasi and Olpad talukas. Power loom weavers will join a motorcycle rally from Daxeshwar temple to Piyush point to SMC headquarters.FOGWA president Ashok Jirawala said, “Hundreds of power loom weavers will hit the roads on Monday to protest against labour tax and to demand reduction in rate of property tax for power loom units. SURAT: Traffic situation in the walled city and other areas including Adajan and Athwalines may worsen on Monday following two huge protest rallies proposed to be taken out by Gujarat Khedut Samaj ( GKS ) and Federation of Gujarat Weavers’ Association ( FOGWA ) against Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).Tens of hundreds of villagers from over 84 villages in Olpad and Choriyasi talukas in Surat district will take to the streets under the leadership of GKS to protest against the proposed plan of SMC to develop a solid waste dumping site at Olpaad’s Bhadut village.The villagers will gather at the cotton spinning mill at Jehangirpura and participate in the rally covering Adajan, Rander, Palanpur Patia, Chowk Bazaar to reach SMC headquarters in Mughalsarai.GKS president Jayesh Patel said, “We won’t let SMC to develop a solid waste dumping site at Bhadut village at any cost..