Kanjikode (Kerala), Jan 14 : Hundreds of residents of Kanjikode village in Kerala staged a protest against a proposed rail coach factory by acquiring their lands.

The agitated villagers also warned the State Government of Kerala and the Central Government that they would organise a massive protest and even commit suicide on the day when the authorities intend to lay the foundation stone for this factory.

Earlier, a technical team of Railway had inspected the proposed site and granted its green signal.

Further, the Railway Board has also approved the proposed rail coach factory spread over 900 acres near the Gramalakshmi Mudralayam in Kanjikode.