CHENNAI: Demanding the permanent closure of the Coromandel International Limited (CIL) fertilizer plant, the residents of Ennore organised a human chain protest at Edward Elliot’s beach in Besant Nagar on Sunday. Around 300 people, including students from Ennore and across the city, joined the protest in solidarity.
The Ennore Makkal Paathukappu Kuzhu, a collective of 33 villages, has been protesting against the fertilizer plant for the past 68 days following the ammonia gas leak on December 26. They carried placards, prepared art installations and raised slogans against the plant.
“We are protesting for more than 60 days in Ennore. We chose to form a human chain at Besant Nagar as we wanted to make people from across the city aware of our plight,” said Bhagat Singh, a resident of Ennore and member of the protesting committee.
Meanwhile, the suo motu case registered by the National Green Tribunal regarding ammonia gas leak is coming up for the next hearing on March 5.