Construction halted as protesting villagers claim coastal erosion is depriving them of their livelihoods
28 November 2022 - 16:01Kochi — More than 80 people were wounded in southern India as villagers halting the construction of a $900m port clashed with police, the latest escalation of a months-old protest waged by a mostly Christian fishing community against Asia’s richest man.
At the weekend, police arrested several protesters after they blocked Adani’s construction vehicles from entering the port, despite a court order for work to resume. Located on the southern tip of India, the port seeks to plug into lucrative east-west trade routes, adding to the global reach of the business led by billionaire Adani, estimated by Forbes to be the world’s third-richest man.
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