The Hindu·2 min read·medium
Farmer ends indefinite hunger protest following directive suspending operations of six quarries
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The Hindu Bureau
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A farmer in Coimbatore ended a nine-day hunger strike after the district administration ordered the suspension of six quarries for violating mining norms. The protest highlighted concerns regarding unauthorized mining and its environmental impact on agricultural land.
After the Coimbatore district administration issued an order directing six quarries in the surroundings of 10 Muthur in Kinathukadavu Taluk to suspend operations, on Wednesday, Muruganantham, a protesting farmer, withdrew his nine-day fast demanding stringent action.
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