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Tension prevailed astatine Sarabendrarajanpattinam successful Pattukottai taluk connected Tuesday aft a radical of radical staged a objection alleging that palmyrah trees were being felled successful the sanction of mounting up an International Dugong Conservation Centre (IDCC) on the coast.
Inquiries revealed that the Tamil Nadu Forest Department had started clearing the 2.46-hectare tract connected Sarabendrarajanpattinam beach, adjacent Manora structure, identified for mounting up the centre astatine a outgo of astir ₹41 crore. As portion of the exercise, section sources said, immoderate of the palmyrah trees retired of 93 trees were uprooted and planted astatine a antithetic place.
Meanwhile, a radical of section radical staged a objection connected the operation tract alleging that the trees were felled to pave mode for operation of buildings for the IDCC.
