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- District authorities in Ernakulam, Kerala, are compiling a list of nearly 70 abandoned quarries and putting safety measures in place after repeated fatal accidents, including a drowning at the Pettamala quarry pond in May.
- The quarries, many of which stopped operating decades ago or before 2015, have left behind deep water-filled pits that are often hidden by overgrowth and lack proper fencing.
- The administration plans to build boundary walls around quarries on government land and issue notices to private landowners to construct walls around their sites.
- Officials caution that more quarries may exist than identified, and some are being used for waste dumping.
What to watch next
- Implementation of boundary walls on government land and response of private landowners to notices
- Efforts to identify additional unrecorded abandoned quarries through contact with former quarry owners
- Use of District Mineral Foundation funds for safety measures at the sites
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Named India · Ernakulam District · Kerala · District Administration · District Mineral Foundation · G. Priyanka · Malayattoor-Neeleeswaram Grama Panchayat · Mining and Geology Department · Mookkannoor Grama Panchayat · Parakkadavu Panchayat · Sahadevan · Shajimol P.K. · Thiruvaniyoor Grama Panchayat
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