Chief
minister Stalin has stated that he would want to call the Prime Minister's attention to his appeal to the
central government on
june 17, 2021 for the cancellation of the proposal to establish an
indian Neutrino Laboratory (INO) at Pottipuram
village in
tamil Nadu's Theni district. In his
letter, he also mentioned that it would be harmful and it might affect several livelihoods around the area and Tamils will be affected much.
The
chief minister pointed out that the proposed site for the neutrino project falls within the boundaries of the Madikettan-Periyar
tiger Route defined by the National
tiger Conservation Commission and that the neutrino laboratory project activities will affect the genetic development of wildlife in the area and other places.