Sri Lankan Turbine Project Fuels Anger as Fish Hauls Plunge
Fishermen say catches have fallen and floodwaters have worsened as the government pauses new projects amid local opposition.
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Sri Lankan turbine project fuels anger as fish hauls plunge
"I've been fishing here since I was a boy," said Venkatasamy Kalimuththu, 65, looking disappointedly at the catch -- a few good fish, some small fry, and several clumps of seaweed. "Before the wind turbines were installed, we caught a lot of fish," he added. "Now, much less." Since they appeared six years ago, the Mannar wind turbines have been blamed for a host of problems -- from dwindling catches to floods, fuelling opposition to green energy…
Mannar (Sri Lanka), 25 Oct 2026 (AFP) – Slowly, the bass is raised on the beach by the pulleys of the tractors and the arms of the twenty men who surround them. Again this morning, the fishing will be thin in the shade of the wind turbines of the Sri Lankan peninsula of Mannar. Venkatasamy Kalimuththhu, 65, throws away [...] The article In Sri Lanka, the wind of anger blows into the wind turbines of Mannar appeared first on MARINE & OCEANS.
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