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Achuthanandan asks people to fight for Vizhinjam

Opposition Leader V.S. Achuthanandan has called upon the people of Vizhinjam to oppose.

Thiruvananthapuram: Opposition Leader V.S. Achuthanandan has called upon the people of Vizhinjam to oppose any moves to torpedo the development activities.

Achuthanandan, who visited the site of the proposed Vizhinjam International Seaport, said that if the government ignored their pleas, they would have to strongly raise their voice.

The hotels and resorts are highly influential groups, he said and alleged that the government was not making effective intervention to solve the concerns of the local people.

He visited the Mulloor area in the wake of reports of widespread encroachments by resorts. The expert appraisal committee constituted by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests is also scheduled to conduct a sitting in the area on November 23.

( Source : dc )
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