The paddy-rich coastal Andhra region is turning into a new battleground for anti-special economic zone movement.
The ongoing agitation by farmers against the proposed multi-purpose SEZ near the port city of Kakinada has received a major boost with Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar throwing her weight behind the movement.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/ap-farmers-protest-against-sez-patkar-lends-support
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/suresh-dharur
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-acquisition
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/special-economic-zones-sez
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/east-godavari
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kakinada