The Tamil Nadu Assembly recently
passed a bill to regulate aquaculturtb,
amidst vociferous protests by the
Opposition members, who opined that
the bill would only force the farmers to
relinquish the hold of their lands for
prawn farming. Further, prawn farming
would render the fertile lands and
groundwater saline.
The Opposition demanded a reconsideration of the bill. C K Thamizharasan of the Republican Party of
India stated that local committees
consisting of small farmers and
social workers be set up to monitor
the aquaculture farms. G Palanisamy,
a member of the Communist
Party India, felt that although aquaculture brings in hefty foreign exchange, it could affect the water flow
in the Public Works Department
canals.
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