Residents felicitate Union Minister for annulling tungsten mining project
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Residents felicitate Union Minister for annulling tungsten mining project

The Hindu  

Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy and BJP State President K. Annamalai on Thursday met the residents of A. Vellalapatti in Melur taluk in Madurai district. They were felicitated by the people following the Union government’s decision to annul tungsten mining project in the region. Addressing the residents, Mr. Kishan Reddy said that the decision to annul the project was taken after the village elders had met him in New Delhi with the demands of the people. Mr. Annamalai said the Modi government would not implement any project in Tamil Nadu that was against the people.

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Annamalai tells TN govt to declare Arittapatti as ‘protected special agriculture zone'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Annamalai tells TN govt to declare Arittapatti as ‘protected special agriculture zone'

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: The state government must declare the entire zone around Arittapatti as a ‘protected special agriculture zone’, said Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Monday. Annamalai, along with Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy, arrived in Arittapatti to attend a public meeting with the villagers over the cancellation of the tungsten mining project. Union Minister Kishan …

​Mining politics: On the Madurai tungsten block issue
1 month, 3 weeks ago

​Mining politics: On the Madurai tungsten block issue

The Hindu  

By annulling the Nayakkarpatti tungsten block auction in Madurai, the Union Government has halted protests against a project that was red-flagged, tardily, by the State citing environmental and cultural concerns. Politics seems to have played a larger role than India’s strategic need for tungsten or the Centre’s and State’s claims that they had acted in deference to people’s wishes. Reports …

How Tamil Nadu Protesters Stopped Federal Tungsten Mining in Madurai’s Heritage Site
1 month, 3 weeks ago

How Tamil Nadu Protesters Stopped Federal Tungsten Mining in Madurai’s Heritage Site

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 28, 2025 23:45 IST - 6 MINS READ Public protests rarely succeed in changing Union government decisions in India. But three months of State government-backed protests against a tungsten mining project in Arittapatti and Nayakkarpatti in Madurai district saw people achieve a rare victory against the Union government. Durai Murugan, the Minister for Water Resources, who moved …

People’s protest forced Centre to annul tungsten mining contract, says Chief Minister Stalin
1 month, 3 weeks ago

People’s protest forced Centre to annul tungsten mining contract, says Chief Minister Stalin

The Hindu  

Persistent protests by people forced the BJP-led Union government to annul the tungsten mining contract awarded in Madurai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. “BJP, the ruling party at the Centre, tried to implement the tungsten mining project in Melur, but protests by people made it withdraw its decision,” he said at a function organised at Arittapatti and A. Vellalapatti in …

Madurai tungsten mining: Centre decides to annul auction of mineral block at Nayakkarpatti
2 months ago

Madurai tungsten mining: Centre decides to annul auction of mineral block at Nayakkarpatti

The Hindu  

The Union Ministry of Mines on Thursday announced that it has decided to annul the auction of tungsten mineral block at Nayakkarpatti in Madurai district. It may be recalled that locals had carried out a massive rally in Madurai district against the proposal and the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly had last month unanimously adopted a special resolution urging the Union …

Annamalai says tungsten mining project will not come up in Melur taluk
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Annamalai says tungsten mining project will not come up in Melur taluk

The Hindu  

Requesting people to withdraw their protests, BJP State president K. Annamalai said Union Minister of Mines and Minerals G. Kishan Reddy would announce during his visit to Chennai after Pongal the dropping of the tungsten mining project in Arittapatti area. Noting that he did not want to further go into the politics of State and Union governments, Mr. Annamalai said …

TN govt will never allow tungsten mining in Melur, says Minister P Moorthy
2 months, 2 weeks ago

TN govt will never allow tungsten mining in Melur, says Minister P Moorthy

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: The state government will never allow the implementation of the tungsten mining project at Melur in Madurai, and there is no need for the residents to panic over the project, said Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration P Moorthy here on Thursday. Addressing the gathering, Moorthy reiterated the state government's stance and said there are numerous difficulties in declaring …

Tungsten mining project will not be implemented in Melur taluk, Minister assures villagers
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Tungsten mining project will not be implemented in Melur taluk, Minister assures villagers

The Hindu  

After Tamil Nadu government reiterated its stand against tungsten mining project in Madurai district in the Assembly, Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration P. Moorthy visited Arittapatti and nearby villages on Thursday and assured the people that the project would not be implemented in Melur taluk. Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu also spoke in the Assembly about the government’s position against …

Annamalai seeks Union Ministers' support to halt Madurai tungsten mining project
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Annamalai seeks Union Ministers' support to halt Madurai tungsten mining project

India Today  

BJP Tamil Nadu President K Annamalai has expressed optimism about resolving concerns surrounding the controversial Tungsten mining project in Madurai district. Annamalai said, “Our Hon Minister listened to our representation and the DMK government’s willful concealing of facts and miscommunication, leading to the protest for mining Tungsten.” He added that Kishan Reddy had explained the timeline of events surrounding the …

Tamil Nadu’s finances in shambles: Annamalai
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu’s finances in shambles: Annamalai

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: BJP State president K Annamalai alleged that Tamil Nadu’s finances were in shambles and that the recent report of the Comptroller and Auditor General had revealed the truth about it, particularly the sorry state of affairs in the transport department. Besides, the department was in deep debts amounting to Rs 21,000 crore and that the financial mess had led …

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