Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday asserted that it will not allow the Union Coal Ministry to auction three coal/lignite blocks in the state, two of which fall in the fertile Cauvery Delta region a designated protected Agriculture Zone, as farmers are up in arms against the proposed move as they believe it will have adverse effects on agriculture.
Chief Minister M K Stalin told the Assembly that the Tamil Nadu government will “not grant permission” to the Union Government for auctioning the coal/lignite blocks in Michaelpatti in Ariyalur district, Vadaseri in Thanjavur district and Sethiathope in Cuddalore district.
