A month after their last protest, residents of Kattupalli fishing town in Thiruvallur district staged a protest on Monday, seeking to block access to a private harbor from land and sea, stating that the village had 140 person jobs are created. permanent.
Villagers, who staged the blockade from morning to afternoon, said the promised meeting between officials and workers did not take place after last month’s protest.
He said, “We need to pay a fair salary as we have moved lock, stock and barrels from our village and lost our livelihood. We cannot survive on a meager salary.
The fishermen were also opposing the port plan so that a large area could be declared a no-fishing zone. He withdrew the protest after the intervention of revenue department officials.
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