Friday, February 13, 2026
News

Tamil Nadu: Villagers submit petition to district collector opposing granite quarry auction near Madurai

SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend    Print this Page   COMMENT

Madurai (Tamil Nadu) | October 16, 2023 10:18:42 PM IST
Farmers of Sekkipatti and Thiruchunai villages have filed a petition with the District Collector objecting to the public auction of granite quarries.

This development comes as the district administration recently invited tender applications for granite quarries near Sekkipatti and Thiruchunai villages.

The locals fear that the quarry activities could adversely impact cultivation on their farms and negatively impact the environment.

In view of the same, villagers filed a petition urging the District Collector to withdraw the tender announced for setting up the granite quarry.

In the petition, they stated that agricultural lands and government schools, hospitals, and temples were getting damaged due to the granite quarry. More than a hundred people, including women from the villages, met the district collector and submitted a petition. (ANI)

 
  LATEST COMMENTS (0)
POST YOUR COMMENT
Comments Not Available
 
POST YOUR COMMENT
 
 
TRENDING TOPICS
 
 
CITY NEWS
MORE CITIES
 
 
INDIA WORLD ASIA
Himachal Cabinet approves over 1,000 pos...
Abhishek Banerjee to visit Purulia to me...
Assam CM Sarma inaugurates Majuli-Jorhat...
QA-industry conclave to discuss future o...
'Answered all questions point by point':...
From Pathanamthitta to Palakkad: Sreenad...
More...    
 
 Top Stories
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 rattles... 
Abhishek Banerjee to visit Purulia ... 
"We've already done preparation": K... 
Himachal Cabinet approves over 1,00... 
Earthquake of magnitude 4.4 strikes... 
Zayn Malik reveals he was not in lo... 
Tarique Rahman's BNP takes early le... 
T20 WC: Ishan Kishan confident ahea...