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Protest against granite quarries, sand-making unit at Kalanjur [1]

Indefinite relay satyagraha in front of panchayat office

A joint action council of environmental activists and people of Kalanjur panchayat, near Pathanapuram, in the district began an indefinite relay Satyagraha in front of the panchayat office on Monday demanding immediate closure of three granite quarries and a manufactured sand plant (sand making plant) operating there. The quarries are at Kalliparamala, Inchapara and Rakshasanpara, and the sand plant is at Pothupara.

Publication Date: 
27/02/2013
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram) [2]
Tags:
Kerala [3], Kollam (D) [4], Granite [5], Sand [6], Mining [7], Environmentalists [8]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-thiruvananthapuram
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kollam-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/granite
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmentalists