Quarrying Coral Reefs

Police seize 155 kg of coral reef

In a major seizure, police today recovered 155 kg of endangered coral reefs buried near Keezhakarai and arrested three persons. Police said the seizure followed a tip-off that coral reefs were being mined from the sea off Keezhakarai. The coral reefs had been handed over to forest department officials, police said. The Tamil Nadu government has pro...