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Wednesday, Jul 9, 2025
Police, fire and rescue teams, and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were at the site
Ajay Kumar Rai (38), a native of Bihar who was operating the excavator, is reportedly still trapped.
Rescue operations are underway with efforts to bring in a crane and an NDRF team due to the risk of further landslips.
The development comes in response to complaints by the Mylam Panchayat.
Residents and political leaders strongly opposed the proposed quarry at Poredam Kannampara during a public hearing.
District Geologists have to ensure the implementation of the closure plan and issue a closure certificate.
The injured woman, Farbeena, was sleeping at her house when the rock struck her leg.
Rajesh was pulled out of the waters by Mananthavady Fire Rescue Service.
The Laterite Stone Quarry Owners' Welfare Society, with around 400 members, has stopped work in Kasaragod district demanding permits to extract laterite stones legally, and release impounded trucks.
The Kadanad grama panchayat near Pala in Kottayam district has opposed a private party’s move to open a quarry near the biodiversity-rich Perumkunnu Hills.
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