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Srikanth, an advocate and resident of Therkku Tharavai, said some IOC officials came to the village in a car but left after seeing the protest. An IOC official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said IOC had not started any activity in the village. People of seven villages in Valantharavai panchayat had resolved to leave the villages after surrendering their ration and Aadhaar cards if IOC was allowed to go ahead with the project. Since then, neither IOC nor TNPCB took any initiative to allay their apprehensions, he said. The container-like shed for accommodating security personnel was also not brought to the site after the protest, he claimed..