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A ample fig of villagers from areas astir Kallikudi taluk, during the grievance gathering present connected Monday, demanding cancellation of permits for cognition of quarries staged a protestation blocking the District Collector K.J. Praveen Kumar’s conveyance connected Collectorate premises.
Villagers from Kallanai, Achangulam, Thumbakulam Pudur, Nedungulam, and Ulagani panchayats successful the Kallikudi Taluk of Madurai territory person been protesting for implicit 100 days against section chromatic quarries.
They alleged that the quarries were illegally encroaching connected authorities wasteland, stream tanks, waterbodies, Panchami lands, and lands assigned to landless farmers. They further claimed that unauthorised chromatic quarrying has caused a gross nonaccomplishment of respective crores to the government.
Alleging that lands belonging to Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes were forcibly seized to acceptable up these quarries, they staged a protestation blocking the Collector’s vehicle. They besides sought the retrieval of encroached temple lands and waterbodies.
Although constabulary officials attempted to negotiate, the villagers refused to disperse and continued their agitation for a agelong duration.
As the protestation persisted, the constabulary began detaining them successful vans. However, tensions eased erstwhile the District Collector called the representatives for a ceremonial dialogue, starring to the merchandise of those detained.
Following the meeting, the District Collector stated that helium had ordered officials to inspect the quarries successful the villages and taxable a broad report, contempt protesting for galore days and submitting aggregate petitions, nary enactment has been taken truthful far.
Agricultural lands were wholly devastated due to the fact that officials are allegedly delaying the process nether the pretext of preparing reports, they alleged.
