Kottapalayam residents resist attempt by authorities to identify site for dump yard
Villagers in Kottapalayam, Tamil Nadu, are protesting against the district administration's plan to establish a dump yard on agricultural land. Residents argue that the project threatens their livelihood and the local environment.
Why it matters
The conflict illustrates the tension between urban waste management needs and the protection of agricultural land and local environmental health.
Villagers of Kottapalayam in Vavipalayam Panchayat in Tiruppur say they are resisting attempts by the district administration to identify a dumping site in the village.
“We will not allow the authorities to pollute soil and water in the village where agriculture is the mainstay for livelihood,” Parthasarathy, former president of the village panchayat and State Deputy General Secretary of Tamil Nadu Farmers Protection Movement said.
A number of beneficiaries of the Bhoodan Movement are utilising their landholdings for survival in the village where fields are irrigated by the PAP Main Canal.
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