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Seeking the cancellation of support granted for chromatic quarrying adjacent their village, the residents of Gandheeswaram Pudhur adjacent Maanur successful the territory submitted a petition to Collector R. Sukumar connected Monday.
The petitioner villagers said support had been granted for chromatic quarrying adjacent Gandheeswaram Pudhur nether Chezhiyanallur colony panchayat with 350 families contempt the absorption from the villagers successful the nationalist proceeding conducted by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board connected November 25 last. Notwithstanding the villagers’ resistance, preliminary works connected setting-up chromatic quarry adjacent Gandheeswaram Pudhur had been started.
Since chromatic quarrying would earnestly impact farming and sheep rearing, the main assemblage of the Gandheeswaram Pudhur villagers, the Collector should cancel the licence fixed for chromatic quarrying.
“The farmers of Gandheeswaram Pudhur are wholly relying upon 2 100-year-old unfastened wells and a rain-fed pond for raising the crops including paddy, banana and vegetables. If quarrying is allowed, the heavy pits to beryllium dug for mining stones volition alarmingly deplete the groundwater array and hence farming volition beryllium wiped-out instantly. Moreover, the quarry particulate billowing from the mines would settee connected the vegetation to destruct the fodder for our cattle. So, the full colony person to migrate to immoderate different spot successful hunt of work. Hence, the Collector should cancel the licence fixed for chromatic quarrying adjacent Gandheeswaram Pudhur,” said the villagers.
On behalf of Then Thamizhar Katchi, a petition seeking contiguous commencement of operation of the ‘Y’-shaped obstruction overbridge astatine Kulavanigarpuram manned level crossing. As this manned level crossing connected engaged Thiruvananthapuram High Road is closed 14 times a time to facilitate the harmless crossing of trains connecting Tirunelveli and Tiruchendur, postulation snarl and consequent chaos person go integral portion of 1 of the busiest roads of Tirunelveli city.
“Even aft this obstruction overbridge was sanctioned by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin himself a twelvemonth ago, determination is nary motion of starting the operation of this structure. Consequently, vehicles person to hold successful agelong queue for astir a kilometre connected some sides whenever this manned level crossing is closed. Hence, the authorities should merchandise funds for instantly starting the the obstruction overbridge construction,” said E. Pandi, Tirunelveli territory caput of Then Thamizhar Katchi.
Farmer and Tirunelveli territory caput of Tamil Nadu All Farmers’ Associations Coordination Committee D. Abraham submitted a petition seeking compensation for the achromatic gram harvest damaged successful caller rains adjacent Maanur successful the district.
The petitioner said the farmers of Kaanaarpatti, Irandumsollaan and Ilanthaikulam, who had raised achromatic gram arsenic rain-fed crop, had suffered harvest nonaccomplishment aft the caller downpour.
“As the downpour had destroyed the harvest adjacent earlier it was acceptable for harvest, the farmers had to plough done these fields for cultivating paddy afresh. Since the farmers person suffered immense nonaccomplishment arsenic they could not harvest achromatic gram, the authorities should springiness compensate this loss,” Mr. Abraham said.
