MoEF no to work on Santabommali plant

SRIKAKULAM: Following Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) announcement that works at Thermal Power Plant of East Coast Energy Private Limited (ECEPL) at Santabommali area in the district should not be resumed, people of Santabommali and Sompeta mandal in the district are a much relieved lot.
Thousands of fisherfolk and farmers came out on the streets and rushed to Vadditandra village, where a relayhunger strike was launched 440 days ago,to pay tributes to protesters killed in police firing in March this year. "Our thanks to Minister for Environment and Forests Jayanthi Natarajan for taking the right decision for conservation of fragile ecosystem and wetlands," President of Sri Jagannadha Inland Fishermen Association, Kutro told media on Sunday. The relayhunger strike at Vadditandra will continue till GO 1108 is quashed, said leaders.