The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Woman farmer breaks down as over 100 trees felled for power tower in Kallakurichi
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The Hindu Bureau
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A farmer in Tamil Nadu, India, protested unsuccessfully as authorities cut down over 100 trees on her land to install a high-tension power tower. The family claims the compensation offered is inadequate and that officials ignored requests to reroute the project.
A woman farmer broke into tears after more than a hundred trees that she had nurtured for years were cut down to make way for a high-tension electricity tower at Vadathorasalur in Kallakurichi district on Saturday (August 8, 2026).
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