Villagers urge Centre to drop tungsten mining in Madurai
MADURAI: After the state government passed a resolution against tungsten mining, members of the Tungsten Surangathitta Ethirppu Makkal Kootamaippu in Madurai on Monday staged a demonstration, urging the central government to drop the mining project. Residents of Arittapatti, A Vellalapatti and nearby villages said the mining project will affect around 5,000 acres of land belonging to 50 villages, agriculture fields and historically significant sites in the region. Tamil Nadu Environment Protection Committee coordinator Mugilan, Parambumalai Pathugappu Iyakkam coordinator Karnan and Kanima Kolgaikku Ethirana Makkal Kottamaippu coordinator Kambur Selvaraj said the central government surveyed over 38,500 acres in Madurai, Dindigul and Sivaganga for tungsten mining. Madurai MP Su Venkatesan, in a post on X, said BJP leader Annamalai wrote to Union Minister G Kishan Reddy after witnessing the protests against the tungsten mining project, following which the latter assured that the project would be reconsidered.
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