TIRUCHY: Farmers’ body on Tuesday opposed the upcoming textile park at Alangottai village near Mannargudi in Tiruvarur claiming that the industrial plan was against the Protected Agricultural Zone Development Act and it would affect the groundwater in the region, where agricultural activities are the main source of income to the people.
On February 22, the Minister TRB Rajaa laid the foundation for the textile park at Alangottai village in Tiruppalakudi panchayat near Mannargudi in Tiruvarur at an estimated cost of Rs 50 crore in a total area covered with 3.61 acre land. The minister, during the foundation stone laying ceremony, said that the upcoming textile park would generate employment for at least 2000 persons from the region, and it would uplift the lifestyle of the people.