YMCA go to road with people to say no to destructive Financial City

People's Movement Agaisnt Port City organized number of protests simultaneously against the proposed financial city along the coastal belt in the western province from Colombo to Negombo. YMCA also a partner of the movement and the protest in Pamunugama area was held in Seththappaduwa today from 10 am to 12 noon with a participation of over 500 people.

YMCA did a role of mobilizing fisher-folk in the area by raising awareness by conducting a series of awareness building programmes during last few months. Proposed project is set to start work as the new government given the green light to the Chinese company that is going to build a city in the sea. Before coming in the power the current prime minister opposed the project when he was the leader of the opposition saying that this project is a disaster to the country. Pamunugama area is going to effect directly as the sand mining for filling the sea is planned to do in the sea close to the Pamunugama area.

People protested by showing placards, banners and slogans opposing the Chinese company, politicians who support the project and the and short sighted economic policies.