Residents hoist black flags against new stone quarry near Ranipet
The Hindu
Villagers protest against stone quarry expansion in Mohanavaram village, submitting petitions to Collector and TNPCB for support.
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Villagers of six hamlets on Friday hoisted black flags at their houses in protest against the preliminary works to run a stone quarry in Mohanavaram village.
Residents of the village said that they were successful in restricting the operation of the private stone quarry on a hillock, located around a kilometre from the village, for over two decades. Since then, they have been keeping a vigil against any attempt to expand its operations to the village outskirts.
On November 22, the Collector chaired a public hearing, organised by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) in Thimiri, to ascertain the views of the affected residents.
“During the public hearing, we submitted petitions to Ranipet Collector J.U. Chandrakala against the quarry. However, the quarry owner has started to clear the acquired land for its formal operations a few days ago,” said D. Selvaganapathy, a farmer who led the protest.
About 44 acres of private land have been acquired for the quarry.
As per norms, TNPCB organises such public hearings only in cases where the proposed quarry is occupies over five hectares of land.
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