Reject ONGC’s proposal for hydrocarbon exploration wells in TN, political parties tell govt

Chennai: Political parties in Tamil Nadu demanded the state government to reject the ONGC’s proposal for setting up hydrocarbon exploration wells at 20 places in the coastal Ramanathapuram district.

The ruling DMK should refuse the permission sought by the ONGC from the Tamil Nadu Environment Impact Assessment Authority, as the move would affect the groundwater and large agricultural land, said AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami.

During his rule in the state, he declared the Cauvery Delta districts as protected agricultural zones so that Tamil Nadu is never affected by such toxic projects.