<p>Residents from 40 villages, including Melur, staged a massive protest against a proposed Tungsten mining project in Madurai district on Monday. The demonstrators, voicing concerns over the project’s environmental and social impact, marched from Narasingampatti village to Madurai Post Office as part of their agitation.</p>
<p>The villagers claim the mining project poses a significant threat to their livelihoods and the local ecosystem. Highlighting potential environmental degradation and displacement, they urged authorities to reconsider the project. In anticipation of the protest, security was heightened across Madurai to ensure law and order.<br /><br /></p>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”><a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#WATCH</a> | Madurai, Tamil Nadu: People from 40 villages, including Melur protest against the Tungsten mining project and march from Narasingampatti village in Madurai to the Madurai Post Office as part of their demonstration.<br /><br />The villagers argue that the project will severely… <a href=”https://t.co/CuqjXeBucl”>https://t.co/CuqjXeBucl</a> <a href=”https://t.co/kgNkwqk41A”>pic.twitter.com/kgNkwqk41A</a></p>
— ANI (@ANI) <a href=”https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1876519828741312533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>January 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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