Kasaba Bengre residents stage protest against coastal berth project

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.