The Kerala Sasthra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP) here on Wednesday called on the authorities to prepare a comprehensive programme to ensure protection of the ecologically sensitive Kuttanad region.
Addressing the media in connection with its Statewide foot march, KSSP general secretary Joji Koottummel demanded the constitution of a joint committee of local governments around Vembanad Lake for implementing the annual plans for protecting the system.
The other key demands raised by the organisation included the constitution of a technical committee consisting of ecologists and planners to assist the joint committee, demarcating the boundaries of the Vembanad backwater ecosystem and declaration of an eco-zone with public access for Kuttanad.
