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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.
Massive boulders from a stone quarry fell onto the Rajagiri–Josgiri road, causing local residents to protest and prevent their removal.
Quarry operations are allegedly causing nearby wells and streams to dry up, forcing agricultural lands to rely on tanker water.
Boulder landslide road incident in Cherupuzha caused a road blockage, narrowly missing vehicles and passersby.
Once the truck was brought to the surface, rescuers used hydraulic cutting equipment to dismantle parts of the mangled cabin and extricate the body.
The rescue efforts are stalled due to difficulties in removing the vehicle from the water
Farmers often burst firecrackers during the day and night to scare and drive away wild animals. Thus, rocks were blasted off without drawing attention of people as sounds of explosives have become common.
Quarry damage has severely impacted two roads in Panniyankara Vadakkancherry due to blasts.
A tractor and other equipment used for the quarrying were seized by the official team.
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