Work on India's Adani port to resume after fishermen suspend protests

Record ID: 1701389

  • Title: Work on India's Adani port to resume after fishermen suspend protests
  • Date: 7th December 2022
  • Summary: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, INDIA (DECEMBER 07, 2022) (ANI - No use India) VESSELS FLOATING ON SEA EXTERIOR OF VIZHINJAM SEAPORT VESSELS FLOATING ON SEA EXTERIOR OF VIZHINJAM SEAPORT WITH SIGNBOARD READING (English): "ADANI VIZHINJAM PORTPVT LTD" POLICE PERSONNEL ON GUARD OUTSIDE PORT VESSELS FLOATING ON SEA EXTERIOR OF VIZHINJAM SEAPORT BARRICADES KEPT ASIDE OUTSIDE PORT POLICE PERSONNEL SITTING ON GUARD POLICE PERSONNEL SEATED AT DESERTED PROTEST SITE EXTERIOR OF VIZHINJAM SEAPORT
  • Embargoed: 21st December 2022 16:09
  • Keywords: Adani India Kerala Thiruvananthapuram fishermen port protests suspension transhipment
  • Location: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, INDIA
  • City: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Society/Social Issues
  • Reuters ID: LVA001H62IMHB
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Construction on a $900-million port in southern India is set to resume on Thursday (December 07) after mainly Christian villagers blocking the entrance to the site of the Adani Group project agreed to suspend their four-month-old protest, its leaders said.
    Fisherfolk camped in a makeshift shelter at Vizhinjam, in the state of Kerala since September, have blocked vehicles and halted work on a project they blame for coastal erosion and affecting their livelihoods.
    Billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate has denied both accusations.
    One of several Catholic priests leading the protests, Eugine H. Pereira, told the fishermen had agreed to remove the shelter and allow construction to resume while they await the results of an environmental impact study by an expert panel, said media reports.
    The protesters have started to dismantle their shelter of 1,200 square feet (112 sq m), consisting of poles holding up a roof of corrugated iron, protest leader Joy Jerald told local media.
    An Adani Group official who declined to be identified said construction would restart on Thursday.
    The port has strategic importance for both India and Adani, an ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Asia's richest man.
    On completion, it will be India's first container transhipment hub, rivaling Dubai, Singapore and Sri Lanka for business on the lucrative east-west trade routes.
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