An environmental activist in Trinidad is on the 15th day of his hunger strike against a road project that he claims will fracture the lives of numerous families and severely damage wetlands, leading to flooding problems and the loss of crops, reports niticentral.com.

Wayne Kublalsingh is seen clinging to a copy of the Bhagvad Gita, outside the prime minister's office, as he vows to continue even though a doctor hired by his relatives warned that he is on the verge of organ failure.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has said she admires the activist's commitment and has expressed concern for him, but she added that her government will not give into his demands.

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