Villagers protest Chamalapura thermal project

Mysore, June 19 (UNI) As many as 1,000 villagers, including women, today took out a silent march to protest against the proposed Rs 5,500 crore Chamalapura Thermal Power Plant project, near here.

The protest, organised by Association of Concerned and Informed Citizens of Mysore (ACICM), submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner urging the state government to halt the project, which would be detrimental to environment and health.

Addressing the protestors, the former Minister M Shivanna said they should be ready to sacrifice their lives but not their fertile lands. Maintaining that he was not against the project, he urged the government to set up the project in a barren area and not on cultivated lands.

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