The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Over 500 villagers block highway in Sivaganga demanding ban on 100-acre quarry
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The Hindu Bureau
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Over 500 villagers in Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, blocked a highway to protest the establishment of a 100-acre stone quarry. Residents argue the project causes environmental degradation and threatens the habitat of endangered slender lorises.
Over 500 residents from Jeyangondanilai and neighboring villages in Sivaganga district here on Tuesday staged a two-hour road blockade on the Eriyur–Melur highway, demanding an immediate ban on a proposed 100-acre private stone quarry.
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