Fishermen seek parties’ stand on Kattupalli private port’s request

The fishing panchayat of Kattupalli Kuppam in Tiruvallur district has written an open letter to all political parties asking them to give their opinions on a private port in the area asking for the sea around its periphery to be declared a no-fishing zone. In a press release here, Kannan, of Kattupalli Kuppam, said in a letter in 2019, the port had sought a no-fishing zone of 7.7 sq km, which was huge and was meant only for the existing port.