Thousands took part in a human chain organised on Saturday evening in the 17-km Chellanam-Fort Kochi coastal corridor, pledging solidarity with the agitation against the Vizhinjam project.
They demanded that construction works be halted till an independent team of experts conducted a study on how the project would affect the coastal belt and the life of the largely fisher community in Vizhinjam.
Organised jointly by the Kochi and Alappuzha Latin archdioceses, it was inaugurated by Joseph Jude, vice president of the Kerala Regional Latin Catholic Council. Kerala Catholic Bishops Council secretary general Father Jacob Palakkapilly gave the keynote address.