UPPADA
Thousands of fishers on Friday intensified their week-long protest by burning abandoned fishing boats at Uppada village. They fear a threat to marine life due to the operations of a pharma company coming up in the Kakinada Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) in Kakinada district.
Lyfius Pharma Private Limited (LPPL), formerly Aurobindo Antibiotics Private Limited, is yet to commence its operations at the site. It has recently set up a desalination plant near the Kona port area to draw seawater for its plant construction work in the SEZ.