THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Industries minister E P Jayarajan will hold a discussion with protesters at Alappad. An expert committee will be appointed to evaluate the situation. Sea erosion will be temporarily stopped.

Protesters had said that the coastline receded mainly due to sea erosion. MLA has clarified that mining should be continued by employing a scientific approach. Protesters demand to end mining cannot be accepted. A monitoring committee will be appointed to evaluate the situation. The decision was taken in a meeting called by Pinarayi Vijayan at Thiruvananthapuram.

Meantime, national green tribunal has sought a report on the mining. Tribunal demanded that the report should include the peoblems faced by the people at Alappad.