Kasaba Bengre residents stage protest against coastal berth project
The Hindu
Residents of Bengre Kasaba staged a demonstration here on Monday in protest against a proposal to construct a coastal berth and capital dredging at Bengre under the Sagarmala project to boost coastal
Residents of Bengre Kasaba staged a demonstration here on Monday in protest against a proposal to construct a coastal berth and capital dredging at Bengre under the Sagarmala project to boost coastal cargo and other related activities. Participating under the banner of Al Madrasul Deeniya, Bengre Kasaba, and other like-minded organisations, the residents said that the coastal berth would snatch away livelihood of thousands of people in the region, including fishermen and those dependent on ancillary activities. The 350-m-long coastal berth would cause havoc in the lives of hundreds of people engaged in fish drying, boat repair, fish net repair and other activities. Traditional fishermen would lose space for berthing their boats and being engaged in fishing activities, the residents said.Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi founder and Chidambaram M.P., Thol. Thirumavalavan, on Friday recalled the arduous journey of steering the party through the transition from being a radical organisation whose slogan was ‘Adanga Maru, Aththu Meeru, Thimiri Ezhu, Thiruppi Adi’ (Don’t bow down, disobey, rise up and hit back) to become an important cog in the wheel of electoral politics in Tamil Nadu today as VCK, with four MLAs and two MPs, is set to be recognised by the Election Commission of India as a ‘state party’.
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After completing her Class XII a few years ago, Lakshmi Priya from Sivakasi faced financial constraints that prevented her from pursuing higher education. Despite her circumstances, she persevered by folding matchboxes to earn a meagre income. “I have always done this work – folding matchboxes. Many families in Sivakasi and surrounding areas do this work, from home,” said Ms.Priya who is now 19 years old. “I always wanted to learn something related to Computer Science. We did not have a proper teacher for this particular subject at school. But I managed to score 95%,” she said.
Ahead of the southwest monsoon, the officials from multiple departments were directed to carry out the standard operating procedure and ensure that all the parameters were adhered to as per the guidelines issued by the Disaster Management Plan of the Tamil Nadu government, said Theni Collector R.V. Shajeevana here on Friday.