Industrialisation threat looms over Pulicat’s biodiversity
The HinduBecause of its brackish water, the Pulicat lake has proved to be an ideal habitat for diverse and wide-ranging life forms. Local people and environmental activists point out that there is a greater need now to protect the rich bio-diversity in the Pulicat considering the fact that it is facing a number of problems because of the proposed industrialization in its vicinity and also the setting up of a major port near Dugarajapatnam. Basha, principal investigator, UGC major research project, a threat has emerged for the wildlife division of the Forest Department located at Sullurupeta now because of the crisis confronting the Pulicat. There are about 4,000 fisherman and 3,000 schedule caste and scheduled tribe families who are in danger of losing their means of living, if the Pulicat environs are disturbed in the name of setting up industries. The researchers express concerns that unless immediate conservation strategies are put in place, the entire eco-system in and around the Pulicat will be affected in the near future.
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