THOOTHUKUDI: Following severe protests and continuous law and order issues, the stone quarry in Alantha village was shut down temporarily on Thursday. The licence for the quarry, spread across 12.25 acres, with the permit for mining stones and gravel over a period of 10 years was suspended even though there was no violation, said a senior official.
Residents of Alantha village in Srivaikuntam taluk resorted to protest on the Palayamkottai-Ottapidaram road at Savalaperi, urging the government to permanently shut down the stone quarry functioning in the village on Thursday. The quarry’s operations had led to clashes in the village over the past few months, and more than five FIRs were registered at the Puliampatti police station.
