Rahul Gandhi tweets against Kattupalli port expansion

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday lent his assist to the voices being raised against the expansion of the port at Kattupalli, situated north of Chennai.

In a tweet, he mentioned: “The Port on Kattupalli Barrier island is illegal but Modi Govt is ensuring its construction. The handover of our country to his crony capitalist friends continues.” The MP additionally shared a screenshot of an article in a web-based publication on the port expansion. Many political events and environmentalists have raised issues concerning the proposed expansion.

The port is 2 km from the Pulicat lake and might harm the lake and the marsh ecosystem round it. The expansion will result in fishermen dropping their livelihoods and Chennai getting flooded, as the world of the huge lake can have depleted, say activists.

Recently, the members of the Save Pulicat Campaign had even began an artwork marketing campaign against the proposal.