Members of a number of organisations participated in a gathering in Ankola of Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka on March 2 to oppose proposals to arrange commercial ports in Keni and different locations in the district. They met in the Komarapantha Community Hall in Ankola.
Leaders of assorted neighborhood organisations, like Halakki Vokkaligara Sangha, Bunt Sangha and Kharvi Sangha, participated. Leaders of assorted events, who joined the assembly, mentioned that the agitation won’t be on occasion traces.
MLA Satish Sail and MLC Ganapathi Ulvekar spoke against the mission. Mr Sail mentioned he would be a part of the agitation at any time when known as. Mr Ulvekar mentioned that commercial ports wouldn’t solely injury the setting, but additionally have an effect on the livelihood of hundreds of households engaged in fishing and allied actions. He criticised minister Mankal Vaidya, who belongs to the fishermen neighborhood, for failing to assist his neighborhood.
“The commercial ports will not only affect particular villages, but will also harm the entire taluk,” mentioned scientist V. N. Nayak.
“Commercial ports could cause extensive damage to the environment. Roads will be blocked and the surrounding villages will be submerged. It could affect the fragile mountain regions near the valleys. Hundreds of hectares of fishing areas in the sea will be affected. There will be sea erosion in the surrounding area,” he mentioned.
Advocate Umesh Nayak promised to assist the affected households take up a authorized battle. He mentioned that land acquisition proceedings began in the district 40 years in the past, however are incomplete. “A lot of land has already been lost in the district. Farmers and fishermen have suffered greatly and will continue to suffer. Several projects have been initiated over the years. But no project has provided justice to the locals,” he mentioned.
Activist Arun Nadkarni requested the individuals to get up and create consciousness in their communities against the tasks.
Former Zilla Panchayat president Ramanand Nayak, Halakki Okkal Samaj President Hanumantha Gowda, Bunt Samaj chief Sandeep Bunt, BJP leaders Bhaskar Narvekar, Huva Khandekar, Congress leaders Sujatha Gaonkar, Gopalakrishna Nayak, Sanjeeva Balegara, Srikanth Durgekar, Raju Harikanthar and others had been current.
Some leaders criticised the police motion against protesters. Activist Rajendra Nayak mentioned that Superintendent of Police M. Naraya was threatening protesters with felony circumstances. “We are protesting without violating any law, but protestors are being indiscriminately arrested and serious cases are being registered against them,” he mentioned.
Published – March 03, 2025 10:53 am IST
