Pamban fishermen to stay off sea

May 18, 2021 08:04 pm | Updated 08:04 pm IST - RAMESWARAM

Following the rise in number of COVID-19 patients in coastal pockets of the district, the country boat fishermen association here have decided to stay off the sea at least for the next five to seven days.

After bringing the catch to the shores, the fishermen sold them in makeshift markets to surging crowds. Officials were unable to control them. Hence, they appealed to fishermen not to venture into the sea as the crowded market gave abundant scope for the virus to spread. So, country boat fishermen decided to stay off the sea for a week.

Sources said there were about 150 country boats in Pamban and over 1,000 fishermen dependent on them for their livelihood. While mechanised boats were off the sea due to the pandemic, country boat fishermen alone were fishing.

With over 200 positive cases reported in Rameswaram, Pamban, Thangachimadam and Dhanushkodi hamlets and 10 recent deaths, the fishermen decided to remain indoors for now.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.