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Kasaragod’s civil society stands against the proposed K-rail project

Kasaragod’s civil society stands against the proposed K-rail project

The Kerala government’s proposed K-rail silver line project has created an uproar amongst the civil society of Kasaragod district, with it being the last junction as per the route map. Recently, in the last week of May, eminent citizens of Kerala’s Kasargod came together for a four-day walking protest alongside the proposed K-rail route in the district, propagandising the project’s[Read More…]

by 04/06/2022 Comments are Disabled India
Open letter to Kerala CM: Silver line, no silver lining

Open letter to Kerala CM: Silver line, no silver lining

Dear Shri Pinarayi Vijayan Ji, A few years ago, I attended a wedding somewhere between Thiruvalla and Changanassery. Soon after the reception, an elderly person approached me. After some initial pleasantries, he asked me where my car was parked. I told him that I came by bus. The moment I said this, he disappeared from there. I have two explanations[Read More…]

by 29/03/2022 1 comment India
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by 29/03/2022 Comments are Disabled India
K-Rail:An open letter to Com. Kanam Rajendran

K-Rail:An open letter to Com. Kanam Rajendran

Respected Com. Kanam Rajendran All of us, the signatories of this open letter, are well-wishers of Kerala and activists involved in the social, political, cultural, educational and environmental fields in the state.  By tradition, we belong to Communist families, and take pride in that lineage too. What provokes us to write this letter is our anxiety over the present condition[Read More…]

by 15/03/2022 1 comment India
Kerala’s SilverLine Project: Will the Economy bleed?

Kerala’s SilverLine Project: Will the Economy bleed?

The Kerala government’s obsession with huge infrastructure projects is not something new. The previous United Democratic Front (UDF) led government and the present Left Democratic Front (LDF) government have all initiated several projects in the past. But this time it is different, amidst the near apocalypse the state is going through after the three waves of the pandemic and the[Read More…]

by 25/02/2022 Comments are Disabled India
Why the dream project Silver Line/K-Rail is a nightmare?

Why the dream project Silver Line/K-Rail is a nightmare?

People’s Voices against the project 1 The Chief Minister of Kerala who is now on a stint meeting the “ prominent citizens “ in each of the 11 districts through which the Silver line project will pass should instead turn off the alarming signal lights and sirens of his car and step out in the streets masquerading as an ordinary[Read More…]

by 06/01/2022 Comments are Disabled India
Every Cloud Will Not Have A “Silver Lining”

Every Cloud Will Not Have A “Silver Lining”

Since 2018, we in Kerala especially those of us living in mountainous areas or the coast are afraid when clouds darken the skies and there is possibility of rains. This is because for 2 years in sequence we have faced torrential floods when dams, rivers and lakes (all water bodies ) overflow and take away everything that we possess, sometimes[Read More…]

by 05/01/2022 Comments are Disabled India
Video: An interview with Medha Patkar

Video: An interview with Medha Patkar

Popular resistance to development policies that make life on earth impossible and deny social justice continues in various parts of India. Medha Patkar, who has been a strong presence in this struggle for decades, is the inspiration of the people’s movement. Medha recently came to Kerala to take part in the struggle against the destructive Silver Line Project ( Semi-high[Read More…]

by 19/12/2021 Comments are Disabled India
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