: Having completed 200 days of sit-in relay protest demanding closure of a private steel industry in the village, residents of Anupatti near Palladam in Tiruppur district say their resolve has only strengthened.
The prolonged protest against the Coimbatore-based steel company began on March 17, coinciding with renewal of permits by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and other government authorities.
Over the years, the villagers had been staging different kinds of protests including road blockade, and hunger protests.
