Protest over Adani’sKattupalli Port expansion project
- Posted By
10Pointer
- Categories
Environment
- Published
12th Mar, 2021
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Context
- A proposed expansion of the Kattupalli Port by Adani Ports in the ecologically sensitive coastal area between Pulicatlake and Chennai has sparked protests in the area.
Major Concerns
- Violation of rules and regulations: The project violates several environmental rules and regulations in the high-erosion area near Ennore.
- A threat to biodiversity:It poses a great threat to the biodiversity of the region.
- especiallydanger to avian and marine biodiversity.
- Beach Erosion: The extension of the port will erode the northern part of the coast at an alarming rate of 16 meters per year.
- At present, the erosion rate is 8.6 m / year.
- Beaches eroding at a rate of 1m / year are considered ‘high eroding.
- A threat to the conservation sites: The proposed site of construction is just 1 km away fromPulicat Wildlife Sanctuary.
- As per the law, a port cannot be built within 10 kilometers of a sanctuary.
- Livelihoods impacted: The proposed mega port will also change the lives of the people of Ennore. There are nearly 80 fishing community villages in and around the seashore.
- Supporting road projects& further environmental degradation: This project is also paving the way for the Salem-Chennai eight-lane expressway proposed by the state government.
Pulicat Wildlife Sanctuary
- Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary is a famous sanctuary located in
- The Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh and a protected area of the Thiruvallu District of Tamil Nadu.
- Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish-water eco-system in India after Chilkalake in Orissa.
Fauna
- The sanctuary is most noted for the many greater flamingos.
- It also attracts many migratory birds and also is a feeding and nesting ground for aquatic and terrestrial birds such as pelicans, storks,etc.
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