Kootapuli

Kootapuli
Village
Kootapuli Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°09′04″N77°36′02″E / 8.1511°N 77.6006°E / 8.1511; 77.6006
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	627127
Telephone code	04637
Vehicle registration	TN 72

Kootapuli is a small coastal village in Radhapuram taluk, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India. Kootapuli is close to the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant. ^{[1] [2]}

Kootapuli is 21 km (13 mi) east of Nagercoil, 98 km (61 mi) east of Trivandrum, 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Kanyakumari, 30 km (19 mi) southeast of Valliyoor, 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Kudankulam, 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Anjugramam and 90 km (56 mi) southeast of Tirunelveli.

In 2013, some residents of Kootapuli were involved in protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. ^[3] In 2018, some residents were involved in the Thoothukudi violence, a series of protests that ended with police firing on civilians. ^[4]

References

1. "Tension at Kootapuli village near nuclear Plant". TNN. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
2. "Tamilnadu need to fix its human rights response". Mint India. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
3. "Power and Protest". The Hindu. T. S. Subramanian. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
4. "Sterlite protest: Priest Leo Jayaseelan comes 'alive' after social media overkill". Deccan Chronicle. Aruloli. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.