Friends of the Earth India extends its solidarity to the fishers of Trivandrum, Kerala, who are demanding immediate end to the construction of the Adani Vizhinjam International Seaport. The project is an ‘international transhipment deep water multipurpose seaport’ that is being developed by Adani Ports as a public-private partnership with the Government of Kerala.

The construction of the Vizhinjam Adani Seaport has aggravated sea erosion which has resulted in damage to houses and roads, and loss of livelihood commons relied on by thousands of fishing communities in nearby villages. Originally abandoned after it was declared unviable, the project was given to Adani after the state agreed to fund part of the work including building of breakwaters, roads and railways along with viability gap funding and allocation of land for development of real estate. Click here to read the full statement.