Mullaperiyar: Auto strike in Coimbatore

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Chennai: Commuters in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu set to face the brunt of another strike as autorickshaws will be off the roads on Friday as a mark of protest, to condemn the Kerala government's stand on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue.

Kerala has been insisting on a new dam to replace the 116-year old Mullaperiyar dam over safety concerns, a position which Tamil Nadu, under whose control the reservoir comes, refuses to accept.

Meanwhile, in the five southern districts of Tamil Nadu fed by Mullaperiyar dam waters for irrigation, shops and business establishments downed shutters on Thursday in response to the bandh call given by traders' outfits and local chambers of commerce protesting Kerala's stand.

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The shutdown was total in Madurai, Theni, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga and Dindigul districts, police said, adding cinema houses also remained closed.