Residents hold fast on land acquisition for SEZ

Kancheepuram, Mar 13 (UNI) Residents of Oragadum today observed a day's fast to condemn the government's move to acquire land for automobile special economic zone (SEZ) to be established at the SIPCOT Industrial estate.

As many as 1,000 people, including 300 women, participated in the agitation organised at the Oragadum-Chennakuppan Junction. Traders closed shop to express solidarity with the agitationists.

According to the residents, the authorities are in the process of acquiring 2,500 acre of land for the project and letters in this regard had already been sent to them.

The locals had not only conducted protests but also petitioned the District Collector and the Chief Minister. A case against the land acquisition was also pending in Madras High Court.

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