KOCHI: The high court has directed Adani Vizhinjam Port Pvt Ltd (AVPL) to ensure that quarrying of boulders for the port project at Pirappancode in Thiruvananthapuram and its transportation to the port site are done without causing any danger or nuisance to the public.
Justice Anu Sivaraman also directed police to provide adequate protection for the quarrying and transportation as AVPL has the requisites licences and clearances. The court was considering a plea by AVPL seeking police protection.
It was alleged that local residents are not allowing the transportation but police are not taking action. The residents’ counsel T Sanjay submitted that they are not against quarrying and transportation but against the severe hardship due to the plying of the heavy vehicles on the narrow panchayat roads and that children going to school are also being put to difficulty.
The residents are not able to use the panchayat roads now and they are monopolized by AVPL vehicles, the court was told. AVPL’s counsel submitted that no such obstruction is caused and appropriate steps will be taken if there is any such complaint.
