How Does Heavy Mineral Mining Create Alternate Employment For Local People?
The length of the coastline of Gulf of Mannar is 223.90 kms which constitutes to about 21% of the state coastline of over 1000 kms. Some people are under an impression that the fishing activities and development of fisheries are affected by the heavy mineral mining of beach sand minerals in the coast of Tuticorin, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. However, this is not true. In fact, it is the other way round; by conducting heavy mineral mining activity it leads to the