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Adani Port issue: Situation under control in Vizhinjam after protests

After tension gripped Vizhinjam port area following the fishermen community's protest against the Adani Group restarting work on a $900 million transhipment port

Anti-seaport protesters attack Vizhinjam police station, 9 cops injured

A mob comprising anti-seaport protesters on Sunday night attacked the Vizhinjam police station here after one person was arrested in connection with violent protests that took place against the construction of the Adani port on November 26 here. The agitators besieged the police station seeking the release of those taken into custody over the clashes that erupted between two groups in Vizhinjam on Saturday and damaged the police vehicles parked outside. A few policemen sustained injuries in the attack. Media persons who were present at the site also came under attack. Four police jeeps and a minivan have been damaged. While nine police officials were injured and shifted to various hospitals. Police action has begun, police sources said. ACV local channel camera person Sherif M John was attacked by the protesters, who damaged his camera and snatched his cellphone. He has been shifted to Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital. One person was arrested and few others taken into .

Adani port protests: Vizhinjam police station attacked; 12 cops injured

The local fishing community claims that the breakwater and constructions would affect their livelihood and homes

Vizhinjam port runs into rough weather amid protests from fisher community

Members of the local community are at loggerheads over the impact of the Adani group's port project

Vizhinjam port surrounded by boats from sea, protestors break open gates

Kerala's under-construction Vizhinjam port on Monday witnessed an unprecedented style of agitation with protesting fisherfolk surrounding the strategically important site from the sea on boats, even as others on land entered its premises by breaking open its huge gates. Representatives of the protesting fisherfolk, who were hailed as Kerala's own army for their adventurous rescue operations in flood-hit areas of the state in 2018, had on Sunday made clear their intention to block the port from the sea, to intensify their agitation after talks with the state government last week failed. On Monday, the fisherfolk not only blocked the port from the sea, but on land many of them climbed over the gates and broke the locks from the inside, letting through the horde of protestors waiting outside. Visuals aired on TV channels showed how the police, who were deployed there since morning in huge numbers, stood helplessly as the protestors climbed over the gates and broke the locks. The ...

Coast not clear for Vizhinjam seaport as fishermen won't bite bait

Experts are of the opinion that a major reason for sea erosion in the area is due to global warming

NGT refuses to quash green clearance to Adani's Kerala port project

The green panel also directed Adani Group to maintain fishing harbours on the port for the welfare of local fishermen

Vizhinjam port's board re-constituted

State Finance Minister T M Thomas Issac, Fisheries Minister, J Mercykutty Amma, Power Minister, Kadakanpally Surendran are directors in the board