Joining the agitators, AIADMK MLA and Deputy Leader within the Assembly R.B. Udayakumar stated that the villagers had submitted petitions to the Madurai Collector interesting to cease giving licence to the fireworks unit right here.
They had talked about that the fireworks unit might, over a interval, spoil the eco-system as over 11000 acres of land, which raised millets and short-term crops might should cease their actions. The water desk would steadily lower and the habitations in and round Vaiyur might flip dry and put on like a desert in a decade.
Apprehending such a menace, the villagers objected to it and waited with persistence that their grievance can be redressed favourably.
However, in response to the villagers, the income officers have really useful to the authorities for establishing fireworks unit, with tips by the apex court docket and as per the PESO norms. The personal fireworks unit have began preliminary train for building of sheds, they claimed.
The AIADMK MLA stated that the occasion was not against industries developing, however they had been welcome to arrange non-hazardous items and in lands, which weren’t match for cultivation. Only industries can handle the unemployment problem, however not at the price of spoiling the atmosphere and in addition the prospects of lots of of farm labourers.
The TN authorities ought to instantly cease the permission and cancel the licence, if any given, Mr Udayakumar stated and added that the Chief Minister M.Okay. Stalin, would immediately intervene into the difficulty.
The DMK authorities, if failed to deal with the burning problem, must face the general public wrath within the ensuing basic election in 2026, he stated.
A peace committee assembly was to be held by the officers following the agitation and the villagers stated that they’d go to any extremes to avoid wasting the eco-system. There shall not be any compromise as it will spoil the atmosphere, they added.
Published – October 01, 2025 05:07 pm IST
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