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The explosives cache includes 1125 gelatin sticks, 4000 detonators, and 1620 safety fuses, said police.
It is suspected that the sticks were dumped by the quarry mafia suspecting raids.
The mining operations on 2.5 acres of the hill resumed on Monday with workers and machines reaching the site in the wee hours of the day.
The strike will have the participation of 630 quarry and 1,200 crusher units.
Debris from Balal's Muthappan Mala hilltop has blocked a road, sources of water, and flooded private properties.
The accused man and woman had obtained the money from the quarry owner promising him a license to renew operations.
Kerala Quarry and Crusher Coordination Committee started the strike on Monday
The Supreme Court was considering a petition filed by quarry owners against the order of the Kerala High Court that land assigned under the Land Assignment Rules (1964) for agriculture, housing and such other purposes should be used only for the stated purposes.
Though local people reached the spot and rushed them to Adimali Taluk Hospital, their life could not be saved.
The woman had lodged complaints with the panchayat and the Kerala State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, stating that she can't live in her own house due to the functioning of the quarry and is not able to sell the land