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By Our Staff Reporter
TUTICORIN, NOV. 30. Protests and a self-immolation attempt by a fisherman disrupted proceedings at a public hearing on the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project organised by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board here today. Even before the meeting began, fishermen started protesting outside the venue demanding safeguards to protect their livelihood, before implementation of the project. All of a sudden, a fisherman in the crowd poured kerosene on himself and attempted to immolate himself. A police force led by DSP, P. Moorthy, pounced on him and foiled the bid. Some fishermen and environmentalists, who came to attend the hearing, were wearing black badges. They demanded that the project implementation authorities give them adequate time for expressing their grievances. Though representatives of political parties spoke in support of the project, a majority of the environmentalists, social activists and fishermen, who appeared before the panel headed by the Collector, V. Chandrasekaran, termed it an `absolute disaster.' R.S. Lal Mohan, former principal scientist, Indian Council of Agriculture Research, said implementation of the project could affect coral reefs in the region.
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