The hill district of Idukki appears to be heading for another bout of agitations against the backdrop of the Supreme Court declaring one km around protected forests as ecologically sensitive zones (ESZ).
The Highrange Samrakshana Samiti (HSS), an umbrella organisation of the Church formed to protect the rights of farmers, has announced its decision to launch a series agitations if the government is not taking steps to over rule the order through an amendment to land rules.
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) has announced a district-level hartal on Friday. The United Democratic Front (UDF) has announced a hartal on June 16.