Tuticorin back to ‘near normal’, claims Collector

Tuticorin, May 26

Four days after it was rocked by violence during protests against a copper plant, Tuticorin on Saturday returned to near normalcy with operation of state-run buses and availability of all essential commodities, though authorities were maintaining a tight vigil to prevent any fresh flare-up.

The police have deployed drones at select locations to monitor the situation as part of efforts to maintain law and order in the district where 13 persons were killed in police firing during anti-Sterlite plant protests on Tuesday.

Internet services suspended in Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli districts on May 23 have been restored.

District Collector Sandeep Nanduri told reporters that government buses were being operated “100 per cent” and all essential commodities, including milk and vegetables, were available. Banks, ATMs and fuel outlets would be fully operational soon, he said. — PTI