Five days after an accident at a stone quarry in Tirunelveli district claimed three lives, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday suspended Assistant Director of Mines Vinodh T. Tamilarasan in connection with the incident. A search is still under way to locate another person trapped under the debris in the 300-foot-deep quarry.
Tirunelveli Collector V Vishnu told journalists that Mr. Vinodh was suspended for allegedly failing to check the violations in Venkateshwara Stone Crusher Unit. A probe would be conducted to ascertain the role of others officials too.
