Summary: They said the company should immediately vacate their village.Meanwhile, ONGC workers replaced a pipeline where oil leakage was identified.
Elders led the procession.Shops and commercial establishments remained closed for the third consecutive day to show their solidarity to the protesting farming community.
A large number of police personnel were deployed when the pipeline replacement work was carried out.
They claimed that earlier they had dug only 20 to 25 feet for pumping water.
They demanded the immediate withdrawal of entire properties owned by ONGC.
THANJAVUR: A large number of school students staged a protest against ONGC at Kathiramangalam in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu on Monday, alleging that the company has never paid attention to their repeated appeals to close down the oil and gas wells around the village.The villagers have been protesting against ONGC’s oil and gas extraction work for the last few weeks, alleging that the process had led to water scarcity in their area.
They claimed that earlier they had dug only 20 to 25 feet for pumping water.
However, they have to dig more than 150 feet now.
Police lathicharged the villagers.
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