The Samyuktha Vembanad Kayal Samarakshana Samithi (SVKSS) will send one lakh postcards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan demanding a special package for the eco-restoration of Vembanad Lake, a designated Ramsar site.
K.M. Poovu, secretary, SVKSS, said on Wednesday that the government should appoint a commission in line with the Swaminathan commission, which studied and submitted a report to mitigate the agrarian distress in Alappuzha and Kuttanad wetland ecosystem, to look into the deteriorating condition of the lake and losses suffered by inland fishers.
“Like the Kuttanad package, the government should announce the Vembanad package for the conservation of the waterbody and to protect the livelihood of people who depend on the lake’s resources. As part of the campaign, we will visit houses in the region and collect signatures,” Mr. Poovu said.
