Alibaug (Maharashtra), Oct 6 : Eighty two percent farmers and landowners in Raigad district are against the of the proposed Reliance Special Economic Zone (SEZ) project.

Though the Government has not yet declared any result on the referendum conducted last month, SEZ Sangharsh Samiti chief N D Patil declared the result on the “basis of information sought by it”.

“About 82 percent of farmers are not in favour of SEZ,” Patil told reporters in Alibaug.

“The Samiti has decided to wait till October 21 since all the farmers are busy with rice crop and then decide the further line of action,” he said.