Sri Lankan fishermen have expressed concerns on the adverse effects a 152 kilometer long shipping lane called the Sethusamudram Canal will have on their livelihoods.
A Controversial Canal, Panoscope, April 09, 2007.
Meanwhile the Janata Party President claims to have sent fresh evidence on Ramar Sethu (Adams Bridge) to President A P J Abdul Kalam.
The Navy has proposed to the fisheries department to adopt a novel methodology to minimize incidents of fishermen straying into the Sri Lankan territorial waters.
Permanent Naval base in TN coast soon, New Indian Express, April 12 2007.
Hindu religious leaders warned of a “big uprising” if the dredging did not take an alternative route in the Sethusamudram Canal.
Jaya Menon, Sethu dredging: VHP warns of big uprising, Indian Express, April 18, 2007.
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