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Vizhinjam Port’s impact on marine life and coastal communities

The rich marine ecosystem of Vizhinjam, Kerala is under threat due to the construction of the Vizhinjam international seaport by Adani Ports under a public-private partnership model with the government of Kerala. “ ... This area is home to 400 different types of crabs. So, it is in such a biodiverse area with a variety of species, including between species and within species, that the dredging and groyne construction is going on,” says Johnson Jament, a research associate at the School of Global Studies, University of Sussex. “This is to be viewed as not a developmental project but an ecological disaster,” notes Thara K G, former head of the Disaster Management Centre at the Kerala government’s Institute of Land and Disaster Management. Environment and citizen activists have also raised questions on procedural lapses that led to getting environmental clearances on the project. Several years into the project, environment activists allege that the construction has led to a decline in the marine ecosystem and exacerbated coastal erosion in the region. Reporter/Camera: Bibin Joseph Edit/Producer: Sana Amir Translations: Bobin Kuriakose https://www.himalmag.com/adani-port-d... ♦️ Himal Southasian is Southasia’s first and only regional news and analysis magazine. Stretching from Afghanistan to Burma, from Tibet to the Maldives, this region of more than 1.4 billion people shares great swathes of interlocking geography, culture and history. Yet today neighbouring countries can barely talk to one another, much less speak in a common voice. For three decades, Himal Southasian has strived to define, nurture, and amplify that voice. ♦️ Read more: https://www.himalmag.com/ ♦️ Support Himal Southasian's independent journalism and become a member of our community: himalmag.com/membership/ Find us on: ♦️   / himalistan   ♦️   / himalistan   ♦️   / himalistan