The story so far:
For over a year, over a dozen villages identified for the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) Phase-III near Cheyyar town in Tiruvannamalai district, remained a hotbed of protests over SIPCOT’s move to initiate the process of land acquisition for its expansion activities. These villages include Melma, Narmapallam, Kurumbur, Thethurai, Nedungal, Athi, Vada Alapirandan, Veerapakkam and Lianeerkundram
Originally in 1995, SIPCOT had acquired 645 acres of land in Mangal, Chellaperumbulimedu and Mathur villages to set up its first phase of industrial complex near Cheyyar town.
