3 months ago
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Around 50 radical staged a soundless protestation by covering their mouths with achromatic cloth successful beforehand of Dindigul Collectorate demanding the closure of chromatic quarry operations successful their country successful Sanarpatti successful the district.
The protesters said contempt repeated complaints nary enactment had been taken by the authorities concerned. They said much than 100 families were residing successful Korasinampatti colony at Kanavaipatti panchayat successful Sanarpatti successful the district. The territory medication had granted support for chromatic quarry operations successful the country astir six months ago.
They complained that the residential buildings successful the country had developed cracks owed to the continuous blasting of rocks. The rocks fell connected the buildings damaging them and were besides recovered scattered successful the area. Tremors were besides felt successful the residential blocks, the residents said.
They besides complained that dense vehicles transporting the minerals were speeding done the residential areas. It posed a menace to the residents, they said.
The protesters said that they had already submitted petitions successful this respect to the Tahsildar acrophobic and District Revenue Officer. However, nary enactment had been taken truthful acold by the authorities acrophobic to revoke the quarry licence, they complained.
The residents urged the authorities to intervene successful the contented and instrumentality indispensable enactment to revoke the quarry licence. If the request was not met, they said that they would boycott the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Following the protest, the residents met Dindigul Collector S. Saravanan. They submitted a petition seeking due action.
