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SRIKAKULAM:
CPI(M) Srikakulam territory caput D. Govinda Rao connected Wednesday (May 27, 2026) asked the State authorities to cancel the projected cargo airdrome successful Tekkali part and the exploration of uncommon world minerals on the oversea seashore of Srikakulam district. He said the excavation of uncommon world minerals would disrupt sportfishing and harm agriculture successful the hinterland on the 184-km oversea seashore from Pydibhimavaram to Itchapuram.
Addressing a media league here, helium alleged that Minister for Agriculture K. Atchannaidu, who is the MLA of Tekkali, had failed to perceive to the radical who had opposed the cargo airdrome adjacent Mulapeta seaport.
He said the authorities planned to get astir 38,000 acres of backstage onshore successful 22 villages of Tekkali and Santabommali mandals contempt beardown absorption from section people. Mr. Govinda Rao said the authorities was dilly-dallying implicit the operation of sportfishing harbours successful Srikakulam but was successful a hurry to beforehand ‘destructive development’.
“Uddanam portion with coconut and cashew groves is the large economical hub of the territory and provides livelihood to thousands of people. Its demolition volition contradict livelihood opportunities and unit section radical to migrate to different places. That is wherefore CPI(M) is powerfully opposing the cargo airdrome and the exploration of uncommon world minerals each on the oversea coast,” helium said.
CPI(M) person P. Tejeswara Rao asked the authorities to clasp meetings with farmers and fishermen to cognize nationalist sentiment connected the caller projects.
