In yet another example of the conflict between corporate interests and grassroot realities, even as Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd's top brass have claimed that work on the Rs. 745-crore 364-km product pipeline starting from Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) complex in Mangalore and ending at Tarabahalli near Bangalore is expected to commence by December or January, the Bethangady taluk panchayat has passed a resolution announcing its determination to oppose the pipeline project.