Fisherfolk in and around Ennore held a demonstration on Thursday, demanding permanent jobs for members of the fishing community and also the dredging of the Ennore creek, to revive their declining livelihoods.
In a show of strength, over 500 fishers gathered to protest against the Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation (TANTRANSCO) and Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) for constructing a power transmission tower in the Ennore backwaters and dumping construction debris in the river.