Port Blair, Aug. 22: The PCC President Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma, today met the Chief Secretary Shri Anand Prakash alongwith a delegation of Fishermen of Haddo and Aberdeen Bazar. The delegation apprised the CS of the recent decision taken by the concerned authorities, wherein the fishers are supposed to fish outside Ross Island.

Sharma explained the CS that many of these fishers have been dwelling in Haddo and Aberdeen area since more than 50 years and depend on their traditional boats for livelihood. While the men go fishing in their un mechanized bats in the nearby sea for the catch, the womenfolk sell the catch throughout the day. In such situation, wherein the fishers have been instructed to go beyond the limits of Ross Island clearly means risking of lives.

The PCC President therefore requested the Chief Secretary to intervene in the matter and see to it that the livelihood of the fishers are not affected by the decision.