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Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan volition code the concerns of fisherfolk regarding the alleged marine contamination caused by pharmaceuticals on the Uppada coast. He volition talk astatine a nationalist gathering successful Uppada connected Thursday.
Before opening his tract trip, Mr. Pawan Kalyan volition interact with the five-member committee, constituted connected Tuesday to survey the interaction of the pharma activities connected coastal communities.
The committee comprises the Commissioners of Industries and Fisheries; the Member-Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board; the District Collector and Magistrate, Kakinada (Member/Convener); and representatives of the fishermen assemblage to beryllium nominated by the District Collector.
It whitethorn beryllium recalled that the fishermen had staged roadworthy blockades successful September 2025 to protestation against the alleged dumping of chemic discarded into the oversea by the pharmaceutical and different companies adjacent the coast, which posed a superior menace to the food and different marine life, affecting the income of the sportfishing community. They had demanded the contiguous closure of the factories liable for the contamination and called connected the authorities to initiate beardown action.
