Fishermen seek action on petitions submitted at meetings
These concerns were raised during the fishermen grievance redressal meeting held at the Collectorate on Wednesday.
At the meeting, fishermen from various regions, including Marthandamthurai, Kurumbanai and other coastal areas, said that their petitions often receive either negligent replies or in many cases no response. The issue arose when a petitioner from Melakurumbanai claimed that he never received a reply for his grievance, requesting the distribution of free land pattas to the needy from the vacant land near Colachel bus stand.
In response to his petition, Kalkulam Tahsildar had noted that the land was classified as Ryotwari and therefore could not be allocated for distribution of pattas to the poor.
However, the petitioner stated that he had never received that reply online. This made other petitioners highlight the absence of officials in the meeting and negligence in taking timely actions.
Dhasan from Enayam highlighted the poor condition of government bus service to their village. He said several buses had been cancelled and those that were still in operation in extremely poor condition, raising serious concerns about passenger safety.
South Asian Fishermen Fraternity has submitted a petition demanding compensation for Kanniyakumari fishermen affected by ship wreck of Liberian Cargo vessel MSC ELSA 3, off the Kochi coast. The submerged containers pose a risk to fishermen nets and boats. Collision with these containers may damage or even sink fishing boats.
Now that the fishing period ban to end in Kerala, fishermen from Kanniyakumari will resume deep sea fishing in Kerala's maritime zone. The petition urged that compensation similar to Kerala should also be secured by the Tamil Nadu government for the fishermen from Kanniyakumari and their fishing equipment damaged due to the submerged containers.
Padmanbhapuram Sub-Collector Vinay Kumar Meena, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department Deputy Director Chinnakuppan, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Assistant Directors and other officials were present at the meeting. Kanniyakumari Collector R. Alagumeena joined the session later due to official commitments.
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