Coastal Pallithottam fishers oppose eviction
Deccan ChronicleKollam: While people of Alappad are on a hunger strike against illegal sand mining, another community along the Kollam shore is struggling to protect their land. The residents of coastal Pallithottam who mostly live in fishermen colonies close to the port now face the threat of eviction in the name of development without any alternative. The government has already initiated works to construct a cement terminal, waste treatment plant, natural gas unit, and tourist facilitation centres on the 33.98 acres of land adjacent to the port. The development of the port demands extensive dredging that might also affect the existence of fishermen colonies along the shore, the Samiti alleged. As these people face the threat of another eviction, fishermen residing in colonies in Port Kollam - Pallithottam areas have not yet been issued with title deeds for the land they pay land tax for nearly two decades.
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