Stir against sand quarry

The members arrived in large numbers to Collectorate on Friday.  Sensing trouble the main entrance was closed. However, the people tried to barge in. This resulted in commotion for a few minutes. The gate was later opened and the co-ordinator K Kaliappan submitted a petition to the Collector G Govindaraj. The farmers said, “When sand quarry is opened, it would affect our livelihood. Cauvery, which is our lifeline had already been exploited beyond repair.”