Villagers stage road blockade demanding a ban on stone quarry in Singampunari
Villagers staged a protest against a stone quarry near Singampunari, citing ecological damage, wildlife loss, and structural damage to their homes.
Villagers in Singampunari staged a road blockade on the Ariyur-Melur highway, protesting against environmental degradation and the death of slender lorises due to a private stone quarry.
Residents of Jayankondanilai have been protesting for a long time against the proposed 100-acre quarry project. They claim that heavy blasting in the quarry causes cracks in residential buildings and severe air pollution. Environmentalists also warned that the local wildlife, particularly slender lorises, are facing a survival threat.
The protesters alleged that despite a Gram Sabha resolution passed last year against the quarry, authorities have failed to act. They have appealed to the Minister for Mineral Resources to intervene and permanently ban the quarry operations.
Courtesy: Hindu Tamil Thisai