Voters of the picturesque Nambarai village, one of the 15 farming villages surrounded by a series of hillocks, in Arcot Assembly constituency in Ranipet district, are living in despair since 2008 when the first private stone quarry and crusher unit commenced its operations near the village.

Stone quarries and crushing units are not restricted to Nambarai village alone. They dot the neighbouring farming villages like Anaimallur, Venkatapuram, Pallaprathi, and Kuppam. Together, more than 10 stone quarries and crushing units have been operating in these villages for the past two decades.