Amidst opposition to a new stone quarry, Minister inspects site in Pudukottai district
Minister for Natural Resources T.K. Prabhu inspected a proposed stone quarry site in Pudukottai following protests from local villagers. Residents expressed concerns regarding groundwater depletion, pollution, and safety risks for students, urging the government to cancel the project.
Why it matters
It highlights the ongoing tension between industrial development and local environmental/community safety concerns in rural India.
Amid opposition from the villagers to a new stone quarry at Kannangudi in Pudukottai district for which permission had been granted by the authorities concerned, Minister for Natural Resources, Minerals and Mines T.K. Prabhu inspected the site on Saturday and heard grievances of the public.
The Minister was on his way to Karaikudi from the Tiruchi international airport when he inspected the site where the new stone quarry is to come up. The new quarry is yet to become functional at Kannangudi village. A group of villagers of Kulavaipatti located a few distance away from the new stone quarry site met the Minister and explained to him the environmental hazards and other problems the new stone quarry could pose once it becomes functional.
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