Student activist Valarmathi arrested for opposing Salem-Chennai green corridor project

The Salem police on Tuesday captured Valarmathi, an understudy dissident, on the charge of endeavoring to upset a gathering of income and police authorities with partners of Achankuttapatti on the proposed Salem– Chennai 'green passageway' venture.

Police sources said that Valarmathi was available at the gathering alongside nearby villagers and scrutinized the move of procuring ripe terrains for the task.

Authorities educated her that it was a gathering solely for the inhabitants of the Acchankuttapatti region and she ought not take part.

Authorities asserted that she kept on argueing with them fighting that the eight-path venture will clear for decimation of regular abundance of the western belt and will end up being a serious hit to the occupations of a substantial number of ranchers.

As the endeavors of the authorities to send her out of the gathering corridor demonstrated worthless, the Veeranam police captured her and expelled her from the scene.

Ms Valarmathi was a couple of months back confined by the Salem City Police under the Goondas Represent professedly dispersing handouts containing trademarks "hurting national interests". The Madras High Court had suppressed her confinement.

Valarmathi is the second dissident to be captured by the Salem City Police for contradicting the administration venture. Piyush Manush, a natural lobbyist joined to the 'Saleme Kural Kodu' development, was captured by the Theevattipatti police late Monday evening .