The Hindu, 08 Feb 2015, Tiruvarur: Social activist and Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar is scheduled to tour today areas in Cauvery delta districts of Thanjavur, Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur where plans were afoot to implement methane extraction project that has attracted sustained opposition from the people of the region.

Ms. Patkar would be meeting with people in Pazhayapalayam and Thirunagari in Nagapattinam district, Kamalapuram in Tiruvarur district as also Neikunnam in Thanjavur district to ascertain the views of the public there with regard to the methane extraction project.

The social activist would address a meet at Mullivaikkal Memorial in which anti-methane project organisations, farmers’ forums and other activist organisations would participate, according to the National Federation of People’s Movements Tamil Nadu Coordinator Aruldoss.

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