Save Chennai Beaches Campaign

28/02/2025

28/02/2025

28/02/2025

28/02/2025

Massive attention grabbing protest at Marina, Chennai by fisherfolk, 28.02.2025

“Prepare Long Term Housing Plans for fisherfolk as per CRZ notification in view of coastal disasters”

“Scrap Marina Business centre”

“Remove fence put up by TN govt at potential site (S.No 4592, 4593) identified by fisherfolk themselves for long term housing“

“Declare Marina Loop road as fisherfolk usage road” “Expand Santhome highway and implement two way transport at Santhome highway”- Loop road was originally constructed for easing fisherfolk livelihood activities, now is converted as public transportation road in the name of “traffic easement””

“We are indigenous communities of Chennai - don’t stamp us as encroachers“

“Stop suspension bridge project across Adyar (revival of Adyar broken bridge) that was dropped in 2011 after severe opposition from 14 fishing villages and other stakeholders”

“Notify Nochikuppam to Srinivasapuram stretch at Marina as Fisher livelihoods protection zone”

“Don’t privatise sea and beaches”

“No blue flag in traditional fishing livelihoods area”

- Fishers from Nochikuppam to Srinivasapuram, Marina Chennai

28/02/2025

28.02.2025

Fishers from Nochikuppam to Srinivasapuram stage an attention grabbing protest at Marina demanding Long term housing plans for fisherfolk as per CRZ notification, drop the Adyar suspension bridge project (revival of broken bridge) and notify Nochikuppam to Srinivasapuram stretch as Fisher livelihoods Protection Zone.

28/02/2025

Long-term housing demands of fisherfolk consistently ignored; TN government fences off potential site identified by the fishers themselves - massive attention-grabbing protest at Marina!

28.02.2025 (Friday), 10 a.m.
Srinisavapuram Beach
In view of population expansion and coastal disasters, long-term housing plans for fisherfolk are mandated under the CRZ Notification. For more than a decade, the government has been ignoring this request from fisherfolk. Currently, the fishers themselves have identified a potential site for their long-term housing needs and have made petitions regarding this, but the government has fenced off that location. Along with the Long Term Housing plans and two others key demands- Scrap suspension bridge across Adyar river & notify marina stretch (Nochikuppam to Srinivasapuram) as fishing livelihoods protection zone, fishing villages from Mullikkuppam, Srinivasapuram, to Nochikuppam are staging a massive attention-grabbing protest.

Organised by: Mullikkuppam, Srinivasapuram and Mullima Nagar fisher panchayat

07/02/2025

Few metres down south of the estuary, volunteers collected about 250 kg of trash, including plastics, slippers, broken glass bottles, biomedical waste, etc., that washed ashore through the Adyar River. More trash towards the estuary remains uncleaned yet! Clean it or let us clean it up! Make way for turtles

07/02/2025

Over 100 volunteers gathered on Feb 1 to clean up trash for turtle nesting only to be blocked by police & forest officials, citing VVIP’s walking despite having already secured permissions from the zonal office. Pics today.We need action, not red tape

30/01/2025