(November 11, Chennai, Sri Lanka Guardian) The vexatious Ramar Sethu issue, over which the Tamilnadu government seems to be irrationally intransigent, looks set to international headlines.
A world-wide campaign to save the Gulf of Mannar from destruction by the planned Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project (SSCP) is set to be held in London later this month. The meeting will be held at Linnean Society, the world’s oldest biological society, and the basic idea of the meeting is to urge UNESCO to designate the Gulf as a World Heritage Site.
According to media reports, a range of experts, including scientists, biologists, environmentalists and economists will take part in this high-profile event.
Religious leaders, NGOs and civic experts are also slated to address the meeting. This will be the first concerted effort from various experts to provide tangible evidence as to how the SSCP project will harm the Gulf of Munnar, home for many endangered plant and animal species as well as being the site of the world-famous Ramar Sethu, a structure sacred for Hindus
‘As world leaders contemplate ways to save the earth’s environment, all responsible citizens of the global community must recognise that dredging and destroying one of the world’s few remaining hotspots in terms of its exceptional biodiversity, to create a ship channel in the region of the Gulf of Mannar translates into an ecological disaster,’ Kusum Vyas of the Living Planet Foundation, who has championed the meeting, has been quoted as saying.
The Gulf of Mannar, which separates the south eastern tip of India from the west coast of Sri Lanka, is one of South Asia’s largest biosphere reserves and a site of recognised scientific, environmental, religious and cultural importance. - Sri Lanka Guardian
A world-wide campaign to save the Gulf of Mannar from destruction by the planned Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project (SSCP) is set to be held in London later this month. The meeting will be held at Linnean Society, the world’s oldest biological society, and the basic idea of the meeting is to urge UNESCO to designate the Gulf as a World Heritage Site.
According to media reports, a range of experts, including scientists, biologists, environmentalists and economists will take part in this high-profile event.
Religious leaders, NGOs and civic experts are also slated to address the meeting. This will be the first concerted effort from various experts to provide tangible evidence as to how the SSCP project will harm the Gulf of Munnar, home for many endangered plant and animal species as well as being the site of the world-famous Ramar Sethu, a structure sacred for Hindus
‘As world leaders contemplate ways to save the earth’s environment, all responsible citizens of the global community must recognise that dredging and destroying one of the world’s few remaining hotspots in terms of its exceptional biodiversity, to create a ship channel in the region of the Gulf of Mannar translates into an ecological disaster,’ Kusum Vyas of the Living Planet Foundation, who has championed the meeting, has been quoted as saying.
The Gulf of Mannar, which separates the south eastern tip of India from the west coast of Sri Lanka, is one of South Asia’s largest biosphere reserves and a site of recognised scientific, environmental, religious and cultural importance. - Sri Lanka Guardian
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