(DNA)
With support from students and celebrities pouring in, villagers of Neduvasal in Pudukottai district, decided on Monday to continue their peaceful protest until the Centre scraps the hydrocarbon extraction project in the village.The village has become a hotbed of citizen activism since the locals launched their protest on February 17 against the proposed project, which they fear will destroy their fertile lands, deplete the groundwater table, and cause seawater ingress.
As the protest entered its 11th day on Monday, over 3,000 people from 80 adjoining villages of Neduvasal took the call to continue their demonstration until the government scraps the project.“We have decided not to accept any assurance given by the state or the central government other than an order to scrap the plan. Until then the protest will continue,” said Parthiban of Save Neduvasal Movement.
