By M K George Rome, Oct 10, 2022: The fisherfolk in Vizhinjam, a village 20 km south of Thiruvananthapuram, capital of the southern Indian state of Kerala are now into the third month of their struggle against a seaport project of the Adani business group. They want the international portContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Even though the state government on Friday declared a rehabilitation/compensation package for persons who will be displaced or affected by the Vizhinjam port project, the Latin Archdiocese of Trivandrum has taken exception to it and has announced an ‘open stir’ against the `7,525-crore project. By announcing the `296 croreContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Divergent voices have emerged in support of the Vizhinjam seaport project even as the Latin Catholic Church is gearing up for a protest march to the Secretariat on Thursday against the port project. Two organizations – Theeradesha Vikasana Ekopana Samithi, Valiyathura, and Our Lady of Good Voyage Church –Continue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: A pastoral letter issued by Archbishop M Soosai Pakiam, of Trivandrum, which says that the Vizhinjam port project, in its present form, would adversely impact the coast and the coastal communities, was read out in all churches under the Latin Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. “The letter was readContinue Reading