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Growing Concerns in Tamil Nadu Over Dumping Waste in Abandoned Quarries

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Tiruppur, May 25 (IANS) Growing concerns are being raised across Tamil Nadu over the practice of dumping municipal solid waste in abandoned stone quarries, with farmers and environmental activists urging the state government to reconsider existing provisions that permit such disposal methods. The demand comes amid allegations that local bodies in several districts, including Tiruppur, have been using abandoned quarry sites as dumping grounds for garbage collected from residential areas.Environme…