To give a big push to industrialisation, the State government is acquiring agricultural lands on a large scale, often by fudging records; filling up water bodies; and felling hundreds of trees, using a draconian law that allows it to do so for public purpose, according to NGO activists. However, the law does not define public purpose.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/govts-land-grab
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-indian-express-chennai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-siting
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-acquisition
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/special-economic-zones-sez
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
