HC seeks state reply on plea for quarry survey in Tenkasi
Madras high court
on Thursday directed the state government to respond to a plea seeking a survey of rough stone quarries in Tenkasi district.
A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice G Arul Murugan issued the directive while hearing a public interest litigation filed by S Jameen of Tenkasi.
The petitioner alleged that several quarries were operating beyond permissible limits, violating licence conditions, and that illegally mined minerals were being transported to Kerala using falsified records and forged permits.
Such activities, he said, harm the environment and cause significant revenue loss to the state. He urged the use of drone technology to assess the extent of quarrying and identify violations. Despite repeated requests from locals, no survey has been conducted so far, the plea stated.
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