Farmer calls out officials over potentially devastating construction project: 'Turning a blind eye when big money is involved'

Farmer calls out officials over potentially devastating construction project: 'Turning a blind eye when big money is involved'

Across India, wetlands are disappearing at an alarming rate. In Kerala, the land loss has led to farmer and Communist Party of India leader TN Mukundan opposing one of India's largest retail developers and its plan to build a mall in Thrissur, which is protected under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act of 2008. According to The Federal, the Kerala High Court ordered the reexamination of the project.  Mukundan said that filling…