Quarry shutdown threat looms despite laterite stone price revision in Kerala

Even arsenic Chengal Vyavasaya Association reduced its projected summation successful laterite chromatic terms from ₹8 to ₹3.50 per stone, laterite quarry operators connected Wednesday announced an indefinite suspension of quarrying, alleging obstruction to operations contempt a district-level settlement.

The relation had decided to resume quarry operations connected Tuesday aft scaling down the projected laterite chromatic price. However, quarry operators alleged that successful immoderate parts of Kannur, groups affiliated with the Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU), blocked quarry operations and vehicles transporting laterite stones, forcing operators to suspend enactment indefinitely.