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Indian farmer VP Naushad successfully transformed an abandoned quarry in Kerala into a lucrative aquaculture hub, operating ten floating cages to harvest twelve tonnes of tilapia annually, while integrating organic vegetable farming.
Residents in Vengannoor launched a protest against unchecked quarry vehicles causing severe local disruption. Spearheaded by a local committee, protesters intercepted overloaded trucks, prompting enforcement officials to fine four vehicles.
Idukki's administration will renovate unused government buildings for employee offices and housing, assess land for quarrying due to material shortages, and investigate resuming Anayirankal reservoir boating.
A migrant labourer lost an arm in a quarry accident. Local officials allege unsafe, large-scale operations despite a stop memo, with the owners having secured a court stay.
An overloaded quarry truck damaged a bridge on an MVIP canal bund road, prompting local residents to protest alleged overloading and safety violations, halting quarry transport temporarily.
Due to landslide risks from heavy rain, Wayanad has suspended quarrying and tourism, with relocations planned for vulnerable residents.
Three autorickshaw drivers heroically rescued a woman from a water-filled quarry in Sulthan Bathery, pulling her to safety before she was transferred to hospital with serious head injuries.
The Kerala Human Rights Commission demands a report on preventing quarry accidents and considers mandatory barricades for abandoned water-filled quarries, following a model's drowning.
Laterite stone quarry owners reduced a planned price hike from ₹8 to ₹3.50 per stone following talks with youth organisations, yet operations remain limited due to labour shortages and falling output.
Polluted quarry water is causing a severe drinking water crisis for 63 families in Homestead Apartments in Kuttippuram.
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