The Living Archive: Learning Ground Realities in Motion
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Social & Environmental Impact Assessment. This April 24-26
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Olive Ridley Image: By Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2527177
Honnavar Port at Kasarkod-Tonka near Honnavar, Karnataka, is being built on a narrow sandspit where River Sharavati meets the Arabian Sea, a biodiversity-rich coastal zone. This private port is changing an entire coastline.
The port area is a part of Sharavati estuary, home to diverse fish and mangrove habitats. Olive Ridley Turtles, a protected species, have been recorded nestling on the same beach.
A four-kilometer, four-lane high road that would connect the port to the NH66 cuts through human settlements of five villages. Threatening local fishing and women’s fish-drying occupations.
The Honnavar Port Development is a CHOICE between:
• ecology & logistics
• livelihoods & national infrastructure ambition
• local economy, global economy & sustainability.
Core Investigative Questions
- What are the socio-economic impacts & mental health implications for traditional fisherfolk (men, women & families) whose homes & fish drying fields are marked for demolition & erasure?
- Is there a just rehabilitation package for them?
- Is there a long-term sustainable solution that is ecologically & socio-economically justifiable?
Field Literacy Lab invites Graduate & Post-Graduate Students to do an objective SIA Fieldwork.
Not as observers, but as learning investigators.
Social & Environmental Impact Assessment. This April 24-26
Register before April 15th to avail 10% Discount. Coupon Code: FLL10
