With the Revenue department resuming the socio-economic survey for the SilverLine semi-high-speed rail project, the anti-K-Rail council in Kottayam has decided to intensify the protest.
As part of the move, the council has established a permanent protest venue at Reethupally, near Madappally, where protesters and police clashed around a month ago. The latest move is aimed at leveraging the widespread criticism that the State government had drawn from different quarters, including the Catholic Church, following the police action on the protesters.
According to Babu Kuttenchira, chairman of the council, protests will continue at the venue without a break till the government withdraws from the project. Apart from political leaders, a large number of people are visiting the venue, he said.
