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The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) connected Wednesday conducted a nationalist proceeding to solicit views and objections connected leasing of limestone kanger quarry to Chettinad Cement Corporation (P) Limited astatine Valajanagaram here.
As per the proposal, the backstage institution volition run quarrying activities astatine Kallankurichi astatine 2 sites. While the archetypal tract volition travel up connected 15.14 hectares of land, the size of the 2nd tract volition beryllium 3.42 hectares. More than 2.40 lakh tonnes of lime kanger volition beryllium quarried successful the archetypal quarry. The fig volition beryllium 64,000 tonne successful the 2nd quarry. The Opencast method volition beryllium employed to quarry the lime kanger. No drilling and blasting volition beryllium used.
Collector P. Rathinasamy presided implicit the hearing.
A ample fig of people, including residents of Kallankurichi and biology activists, participated. Several participants expressed their apprehension implicit establishing the quarry. They said it would origin terrible aerial pollution. Some spoke successful favour of the proposal. Some urged the autorities to guarantee employment opportunities to section residents.
The methods of implementing the task were explained to the public.
The officials saidt the views and comments expressed by the nationalist had been recorded and sent to State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority successful Chennai. for further action.
