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Ramanathapuram farmers protest for fair compensation in highway expansion project
Farmers affiliated with the Southern Tamil Nadu Farmers Association staged a protest at L. Karungulam demanding fair compensation for land acquired for the Ramanathapuram–Paramakudi highway project. They say compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 has not been sanctioned to more than half of the affected farmers, despite the project starting in 2017.
Why It Matters
The protest highlights ongoing disputes over land acquisition compensation and the implementation of a major infrastructure project in southern Tamil Nadu.
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Farmers protest at L. Karungulam demanding fair compensation
April 26, 2026
Farmers of the Southern Tamil Nadu Farmers Association staged a protest at L. Karungulam demanding fair compensation for land acquired for the highway construction on the Ramanathapuram–Paramakudi route. M. Malaichamy, secretary of the association, said compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 has not been sanctioned to more than half of the affected farmers, despite the project starting in 2017.
Highway expansion project on Ramanathapuram–Paramakudi route initiated
2017
The highway expansion project on the Ramanathapuram–Paramakudi route began in 2017.