Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, should clarify the State Government’s stand on allowing the acquisition of farmland for the expansion of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC), said PMK president, Anbumani Ramadoss, on Friday, August 4, 2023.
Talking to reporters in Madurai, Dr. Anbumani said the Chief Minister had given an assurance in the Legislative Assembly that no permission would be given for Mine III of NLC. However, the Union Minister for Coal has stated that the Centre was proposing to start Mine III, and the Tamil Nadu government has not registered its opposition to this issue.
The T.N. government has given, on lease, 64,750 acres of farm land to NLC. The power plant has previously completely destroyed 40,000 acres of land, the PMK leader said. “Now, it is ready to destroy another 25,000 to 30,000 acres of farm land for its expansion,” Dr. Anbumani said.
