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Coastal accumulation in Tamil Nadu [1]

Seven years after the 2004 tsunami, with the coastal communities in Tamil Nadu yet to reconcile with its after-effects, another disaster is gradually unfolding. A massive relief and rehabilitation campaign, largely driven by private aid with the state playing a mere regulatory role, has opened up the coast for investment, making it a most attractive zone for a new kind of disaster capitalism with ultra mega industrial projects of ports, thermal power plants and petrochemical industries. An investment-led growth regime

Publication Date: 
26/11/2011
Senthil Babu [2]
Economic and Political Weekly [3]
46
48
12-13
Tags:
Tsunami [4], Tamil Nadu [5], Coastal Development [6], Cuddalore [7], Land Acquisition [8], Industry [9], Nagapattinam (D) [10], Rehabilitation [11], Ports [12], Thermal Power Plants [13], Public Hearing [14], Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) [15], Panchayats [16], Marine Fisherfolk [17], Conflicts [18]

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