New Delhi: Marking the specter of marine life and livelihoods of fishermen, the deputy of the Congress Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi looking for cancellation of tenders that enable Mining on the excessive seas alongside the coasts of Kerala, Gujarat and Andaman and Nicobar.
The opening of mining blocks on non-public gamers with none rigorous analysis of its influence is worrying, Rahul stated, he added that “the research level to their hostile impacts, together with threats to marine life, injury to coral reefs and the exhaustion of the fish broth.” Coastal communities protest the way in which by which tenders for mining within the excessive seas have been floated with out evaluating Environmental influence.
“Fisherfolk has expressed concern concerning the influence on his livelihood,” Rahul stated. He stated that the Mineral modification Legislation (Growth and Regulation) on the excessive seas, 2023 has complied with robust objections. “On this backdrop, when the Ministry of Mines invited tenders to imagine the license for 13 blocks on the excessive seas, the protests broke out in opposition to this motion,” he stated. He stated that amongst these 13 blocks are three for the sand of the mining development on the coast of Kollam and three for polymetallic nodules on the coast of the Nice Island of Nicobar.
In one other letter to the Minister of Ladies and Toddler Growth, Annapurna Devi urged the Authorities to extend the honorary of Anganwadi employees and assist employees and retired assistants receive suggestions.