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Eleven chromatic quarries successful Madurai territory has been ordered for impermanent closure with contiguous effect, said Madurai District Collector K. J. Praveen Kumar present connected Thursday.
Following complaints, Natural Resources, Minerals and Mines Minister T. K. Prabhu had ordered a elaborate enquiry into the allegations by the authorities from the Geology and Mines Department.
It is said that the chromatic quarries, which came nether scanner, had reportedly violated the guidelines and indulged successful excessive mining and among different irregularities. The Minister had ordered the officials to thoroughly analyse and taxable a study successful this respect arsenic to the nonaccomplishment to the exchequer and truthful on.
The officials said that they person closed 2 chromatic quarries each successful Ulagani colony successful Kalligudi block, successful Kallanai colony and successful Achankulam colony and 1 each successful Chinna Ulagani, Thirumaal and successful Kalligudi Bit 2 respectively.
In Thiruparankundram block, 1 quarry each was directed for impermanent closure successful Nilayur Bit 1 and successful Ayyapatti colony successful Melur artifact respectively.
The property merchandise stated that the officials person besides been directed to analyse quarries, which functioned without valid licence successful the district. “If so, the quarries person to beryllium unopen permanently and the owners/agents shall beryllium booked for operating them without valid permits,” the merchandise said.
Welcoming the minister’s order, activists successful Madurai said that the officials, who were hand-in-glove with the chromatic quarry operators indulging successful usurpation should besides beryllium booked, If they were recovered to person neglected specified violations. The authorities should suspend them for dereliction of work and besides analyse them done the DVAC sleuths. arsenic well.
There were truthful galore unauthorised chromatic quarries functioning successful the district, which were mostly being operated by the erstwhile DMK rulers and their benamis. The officials should bash their work honestly without immoderate vested interest, the activists added.
