Police in the Indian state of Kerela on Wednesday said they will not allow a Hindu group close to the country's ruling party to march in support of a mega port by Adani Group, as tensions rise over a $900 million project stalled by Christian protesters.
Members of the Hindu United Front have vowed to walk to the port in Vizhinjam, on the southern tip of India, to pledge their support for a project they say will create jobs in the region.for almost four months by protesters from a fishing community who say the port is causing erosion that has hit their livelihoods.
In a bid to stave off fresh violence, a senior police officer said even more security had been deployed around the port to prevent the Hindu group from reaching it. The port is of strategic importance to both India and billionaire Gautam Adani, Asia's wealthiest man and the world's third-richest. Once completed, it will become India's first container transhipment hub, rivalling Dubai, Singapore and Sri Lanka for business on the lucrative east-west trade routes.
Both Adani's conglomerate and the government of Kerala have denied accusations the port is causing environmental damage.
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