Correspondent

RUKSIN, 23 Sep: The local villagers of Ruksin area in East Siang district have resorted to a blockade against material supply and transportation of factory products to the silicon factory at the Niglok Industrial Growth Centre (IGC) since Sunday, in protest against the state government’s alleged inaction in shifting the factory from the IGC.

The protesters, under the banner of the IGC – Pollution Affected People’s Forum, have taken position in Ralung village portion of the Mirem-Mikong-Jonai road to check vehicles transporting raw materials and factory products.

The protesters are aggrieved that the Industry Department is not addressing their demand for shifting the silicon factory to a sustainable non-residential area as the factory creates environmental pollution in the

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