Maharashtra Industry Minister Uday Samant on Monday said the Eknath Shinde-led government won't forcibly go ahead with the proposed petrochemical refinery at Barsu-Solgaon villages in Konkan's Ratnagiri district without resolving misconceptions of the locals opposing the mega project.

Samant, who met NCP chief Sharad Pawar at the latter's residence in Mumbai on Monday, told reporters that he had informed the former Union minister of Shinde's view that the government won't forcibly go ahead with the project till misconceptions of the protesters are resolved.