Peace talks between fishermen from Rameswaram and Karaikal held

In an effort to bring successful bid and to guarantee instrumentality and bid successful mid-sea, the officials from the Revenue and Fisheries departments held a bid speech involving fishermen from Rameswaram and Karaikal present connected Friday.

A fewer weeks ago, erstwhile immoderate fishers from Karaikal territory successful Puducherry allegedly entered into Dhanushkodi waters, the Rameswaram fishermen apprehended the vas and brought the 10 fishermen to the shores. After handing implicit the vas to the Fisheries Department officials, they demanded an undertaking that the Karaikal fishermen would transportation connected with sportfishing activities lone successful their domain and the fishermen were sent to their location by road.

The fishermen operating mechanised vessels successful Ramanathapuram territory said that from clip immemorial, fishers belonging to Ramanathapuram, Thanjavur and Pudukottai districts ventured into the Palk Straits for sportfishing thrice a day. The state vessel fishermen were earmarked for the remaining 4 days.

Under specified an arrangement, immoderate fishermen from the far-off Karaikal territory ventured into the Palk Straits successful large vessels. By staying successful the seas for 10 to 15 days successful agelong vessels, the Karaikal fishermen not lone spoilt the livelihood of the fishermen successful the 3 districts, but besides created hindrance that the Sri Lankan Navy besides chased them away.

In the caller times, the agelong vessels, which are utilized to heavy oversea fishing, had damaged the oversea people and irked the fishermen successful bluish state of Sri Lanka. For the violations committed by the Karaikal fishermen, the Rameswaram fishers landed successful occupation and were caught successful trouble.

Hence, considering the challenges, the fishermen present insisted that Karaikal fishermen engaged successful sportfishing lone successful their country - southbound of Kodiakarai region.

Ramanathapuram Deputy Director (Fisheries) Chinnakuppan said that the Karaikal fishermen should cooperate and guarantee that bid prevailed successful the territory.

The fishermen relation leaders led by Jesu Raja, Emerit, Sagayam and fishermen from Nambuthalai and Karaikal attended. The Revenue Divisional Officer Mohamed Habib Rahman presided. Karaikal Fisheries Deputy Director Natarajan, Rameswaram AD (Fisheries) Tamilmaran participated.

The Karaikal fishermen representatives sought clip and assured to get backmost soon aft holding a consultation with their members.

The officials said that though the fishermen spoke astir their issues, the talks were inconclusive, but ended connected a peaceful note, they added.