The record
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- Tribal residents of Thoppilayi near Sreekandapuram in Kannur suspended their 17-day protest and hunger strike against a laterite quarry after the District Collector issued a temporary stop memo halting quarrying.
- The stop memo followed inquiries by the Department of Mining and Geology and other departments, which reportedly found a public road within 50 metres of the quarry.
- Residents had alleged the quarry owner obtained the mining permit using fabricated documents on land allotted to landless families, and said quarrying threatened around 50 Scheduled Tribe families, their cremation ground, community building and drinking water tank.
- The quarry owners had resumed mining under police protection after securing a favourable High Court order.
What to watch next
- Outcome of the public meeting on Monday (August 3) deciding the future course of the agitation
- Whether the temporary stop memo becomes a permanent cancellation or the owners challenge it in the High Court
- Action on the alleged fabricated documents used to obtain the quarry permit
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Named India · Kannur · Sreekandapuram municipality · Thoppilayi · Department of Mining and Geology · District Collector · High Court · P. Aneesh · P. Bindu · Police · P. Vishnuraj · Quarry owners · Tahsildar
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