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A determination to found 2 chromatic quarries astatine Sittanavasal successful the territory was opposed by environmentalists astatine a nationalist proceeding connected Thursday. The hearings were organised up of the contented of biology clearance for the projected quarries.
Separate hearings were organised for the 2 chromatic quarries by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), Pudukottai, successful which its District Environmental Engineer and gross officials participated. A conception of villagers took portion successful some nationalist hearings conducted astatine adjacent Annavasal village.
R.S. Muhilan, coordinator of the Tamil Nadu Environment Protection Movement who took portion successful the meetings, urged the authorities not to assistance support to found the quarries connected assorted grounds. He said the 2 quarries which were adjoining each different would yet origin harm to the prevailing local environment affecting the villagers successful the vicinity.
Further, the 2 quarries were located adjacent to the celebrated Sittanavasal Jain practice tract with cave paintings. Any determination to unfastened the quarries would impact the practice site, helium said.
The quarries had waterbodies wrong and precise adjacent to their vicinity. The tanks were the h2o root for respective acres of farmlands sustaining the livelihood of a ample fig of people.
The opening of the chromatic quarries would impact the waterbodies successful the longer run, threatening the precise livelihood of the villagers. Further, the lorries carrying the boulders would harm the colony roads successful the country causing immense hardship to the locals, helium said.
A TNPCB authoritative said the views of the participants astatine the gathering were recorded and would beryllium sent to the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, the authoritative added.
