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Stop Alang shipyard expansion plan to save Gujarat’s heritage
Source: Hindustan Times, Date: , 2017
Hindustan Times, Jalandhar, Feb 2017: Beaches don’t figure in our imagination of
rich ecosystems. Yet, they are teeming with life, as are the oceans. From
housing shore birds, to being home for many small animals, the only place where
turtles nest, beaches are a unique and fragile ecosystem. That’s why expanding
the notoriously toxic Alang Ship Breaking Yard (Gujarat) has to be stopped. The
approved plan, now in court, will increase Alang’s capacity from 400 ships to
600 ships a year, by the beaching method. Basically, this means that the ships
will be broken down on the beach, spewing toxics, waste, oils and other
materials that will also end up in the oceans. This pollution is irreversible.
Some people prefer the dry dock method, because the contamination can be
controlled in an enclosed space. I wonder, though, if this will have any impact
on the terrible lives of the workers, who suffer severe injuries and even death
in some cases.
Read More: https://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-jalandhar/20170213/281908772895551
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