[Reader-list] Govt Bid to Favour Tourist Lobby Alleged

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On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 11:15 PM, T Peter <peter.ksmtf at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Govt Bid to Favour Tourist Lobby Alleged
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> http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Govt-Bid-to-Favour-Tourist-Lobby-Alleged/2014/08/23/article2394091.ece
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> THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Swathantra Matsya Thozhilali Federation (KSMTF)
> has alleged that the State Government is trying to relax the Coastal
> Regulation Zone notification for the benefit of the tourist resort lobby
> posing a challenge to the fishermen community.
>
>  Federation president P P John and National Fishworkers Forum secretary T
> Peter said in a statement that their demand was to implement the
> notification without obstructing the construction of the fishermen's
> dwellings.  They alleged that during today's meeting with the central team
> , the chief minister and higher officials of the state government were
> trying to secure the interests of the tourist lobby and real estate mafia
> and making reference of the fishermen community in a namesake manner. He
> said this attitude of the govt would result in severe repercussions.
>
> They protested the attitude of the  Central team in not meeting the
> fishermen community leaders  as part of their  sitting. They said in order
> to protect the sea coast and inland water bodies from the real estate mafia
> and tourist lobby the fish workers will launch an agitation. A 'sea voyage'
> on traditional fishing boats will be taken out which will start on November
> 21 from Mangalapuram and reach T'Puram on Nov 30.
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