Deepak Kumar Vasudevan
mrajshekharThe last 12 days, a village in #TamilNadu's #Denkanikottai block has been camping in protest against illegal stone #quarrying. The local administration, however, backs quarries. A richly-detailed -- and familiar -- tale of administrative complicity by The Hindu's PV Srividya. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/the-manipulators-of-mine-craft/article66160027.ece
The manipulators of mine craft
An entire village has shifted its base to a protest venue outside a quarry, condemning the pollution of their natural resources and livelihoods. This is no isolated issue, however. The Public Accounts Committee has ordered an audit using drones in order to track down the violations