CPI(M) to launch agitation over ESA notification in Kannur
The CPI(M) in Kerala is organizing protests against the state government's handling of the Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) notification in the Kannur district. The party argues that the government failed to address residents' concerns and neglected to conduct a proper ground-level survey.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing tension between environmental conservation policies and the livelihoods of residents in ecologically sensitive hilly regions.
CPI(M) to launch agitation over ESA notification in Kannur Protests will be held continuously after October 25, focussing on Kottiyoor, Cheruvanchery and Aralam regions KANNUR The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] will launch a major public agitation against the Keralam government for the latter’s alleged failure to address the concerns of residents of hill regions over the notification of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) in Kannur district. Protests will be held continuously after October 25, focussing on Kottiyoor, Cheruvanchery and Aralam regions, CPI(M) district secretary K.K. Ragesh said. Mr. Ragesh alleged that the State government had remained indifferent to the concerns of people living in the hilly areas of the district, while the Centre continued to refuse to accept the revised report submitted by the State on ESA boundaries.
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