Call for immediate steps to protect Chellanam coast
The Hindu
Govt. should not go ahead with ‘Punargeham’ project, say protesters
The State government must act immediately to take steps to protect the Chellanam coast from sea erosion, said Jackson Pollayil, State president of the independent fishers’ union Swathanthra Matsya Thozhilali Federation, here on Monday. He was speaking at a protest organised by Chellanam residents under the aegis of the Chellanam Kochi Janakiya Vedhi in front of the office of the Deputy Director of Fisheries on Monday. The protesters demanded that the government should not go ahead with the ‘Punargeham’ programme if the intention was to forcibly rehabilitate people. The programme is meant to relocate people living in areas facing serious sea erosion threat.More Related News