Ground Report
Port vs People : Why Murbe’s Fishing Communities Are Rising in Protest.
The coastal village of Murbe in Palghar is at a breaking point as residents rise against a proposed ₹4,259 crore all-weather commercial port. Fearing the destruction of traditional fishing grounds, chemical pollution, and coastal erosion, over 50,000 villagers have submitted a wave of objections, claiming the project’s environmental studies ignore the ground reality and threaten the very survival of the local community.
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Sanjana Khandare
