Summary:
more-inThoothukudiHundreds of fishing boats laid siege to an upcoming coal jetty at Kallamozhi, which is part of the Udangudi Supercritical Thermal Power Project. Gayes said that the coal jetty affected the fishermen’s livelihoods. Most country boats across the district did not venture into sea opposing the coal jetty, which, they said, would restrict access to fishing in the area. The Udangudi thermal power project is coming up at a cost of ? 11,000 crore with 2x660MW capacity. The jetty is being constructed at Kallamozhi to aid the coal supply at the plant..