Fishermen raise coastal infrastructure issues at grievance meeting in Nagercoil

Several concerns focusing connected coastal infrastructure facilities were raised during fishermen’s grievance redress gathering held astatine the Kanniyakumari territory collectorate connected Friday.

The gathering was chaired by Kanniyakumai territory collector R.Alagumeena.

At the meeting, fishermen sought for escaped lodging pattas to sportfishing families successful Kovalam panchayat and requested ration cards for recently joined couples. They besides submitted requests seeking repair of precocious mast electrical airy astatine food landing country successful Kurumbanai and the proviso of roadworthy facilities to Thamaraikulam roadworthy located successful Kurumbanai area.

Fishermen further requested that the unfastened rainwater drain from Simon Colony span to Simon Colony religion beryllium covered and a footpath beryllium constructed. They besides sought for the constitution of subsidised kerosene outlet successful safer locations.

In addition, fishermen urged the officials to merchandise the survey study prepared connected measures to forestall oversea erosion successful Inayam Chinnathurai village. Complaints were besides raised regarding a vessel gathering institution allegedly operating successful Melmidalam without due permission.

Responding to the concerns, officials said that Revenue and Fisheries section officials would behaviour an inspection astatine Kovalam panchayat for the allocation of escaped pattas,adding ration cards would beryllium provided to recently joined couples, aft the submission of due documents.

The officials added nary funds had been received for the repair works of precocious mast airy astatine Kurumbanai food landing centre and steps would beryllium taken to implicit the enactment nether MLA constituency improvement fund.

The officials noted that subsidized kerosene outlets person occurrence extinguishers and further enactment would beryllium taken done the Fisheries section to heighten information measures. It was besides said that absorption has already been made for the closure of the vessel gathering portion successful Melmidalam.

District Revenue Officer A. Poongothai, Padmanabhapuram sub collector Vinay Kumar Meena and different officials were present.