Troubled waters: A.P., T.N. fishermen embroiled in a row

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Mechanised boats, belonging to fishermen of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, tied up   astatine  Juvvaladinne Fishing Harbour successful  SPSR Nellore district.

Mechanised boats, belonging to fishermen of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, tied up astatine Juvvaladinne Fishing Harbour successful SPSR Nellore district. | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS

In the aboriginal hours of March 18, 3 persons released 4 mechanised boats from the Juvvaladinne Fishing Harbour located successful SPSR Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. The released boats, owned by fishermen from Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry’s Karaikal, were seized a fewer months agone by fishermen of Krishnapuram and Chennayapalem villages of Nellore district.

The fishermen from some States person been astatine loggerheads for astir 4 decades, with their boats being seized erstwhile crossing the State maritime borders. These disputes person been often emerging betwixt the fisherfolk from some Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, arsenic galore person been pointing retired the deficiency of “proper maritime patrolling” by the instrumentality enforcement agencies.

Published - April 24, 2026 12:13 americium IST

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