The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Fishermen living on unsurveyed government lands refuse to give land for shipbuilding yard
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The Hindu Bureau
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Fishermen in Thoothukudi are resisting the government's plan to acquire land for a new green shipbuilding yard. While the government offers rehabilitation packages, residents and salt pan leaseholders are protesting the displacement.
The first round of talks held here on Tuesday with the fishermen, who have built their houses on unsurveyed government lands, failed as they refused to give their lands for the proposed green shipbuilding yard coming up on the outskirts of this port town.
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