India: World Fisheries Day 2023: Resistance and Struggles of Fisherfolks – ICSF icsf.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from icsf.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
This is the story of the village of Palavasa-Nakkavanipalem in Visakhapatnam, which is fighting coal dust in their lungs. The village is located close to the coal-based power plant run by Hinduja National Power Corporation Ltd (HNPCL), and the residents have been suffering from various asthmatic symptoms for years. The village has repeatedly requested the company to relocate them somewhere safer, but their requests have fallen on deaf ears. Finally, the village has taken the matter to court, filing a writ petition which has now been converted to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL). The residents are fighting for their lives, and for the future of their children.