A Resident of Kuruvimedu Village, and an ex worker at the NTPC Operated Tamil Nadu Energy Company Limited.
Shankar, used to work at the coal storage yard in the neighboring thermal station. His job was to put out the fires caused due to the heat in the coal storage yard. Recently, he has spent 1.5 lakh Rupees for treatment of his respiratory ailments. He says "The doctors were sure that I was a chronic smoker. I had a tough time convincing them that I was not a smoker at all, and the deposits in my lungs were that from inhaling coal dust and smoke for all those years I worked at the power station"