Overview
- The AICCTU–FFF-K–PUCL-K report released on November 4 in Bengaluru calls for immediate cancellation of the Honnavar port’s environmental clearance and an urgent halt to construction and road works.
- Authors seek an independent, participatory environmental and social impact assessment and a formal land survey to recognise land and housing rights in Tonka 1 and Tonka 2.
- The report warns that breakwaters and road linkages risk coastal erosion and damage to the Sharavathi estuary, which includes nesting grounds for the endangered Olive Ridley turtle.
- It documents allegations of police violence and false criminal cases against protesters, urging unconditional withdrawal of cases and accountability for abuses.
- Activists say the 44-hectare project across five villages and a road to NH-66 moved ahead without informed consent, and they report the chief minister agreed to review the matter and consider withdrawing cases.