With a view to giving social security to fishermen engaged in fish farming, accidental insurance is being done for them and their families. A total 1 lakh 98 thousand 122 fishermen and family members have been covered under group insurance scheme.

From around submerged cargo vessel in Kanyakumari
Nagercoil:

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The National Fishworkers' Forum (NFF) has reiterated its demand to keep the country's coastline free of any nuclear installation, particularly in view of the disaster that has struck Japan following the tsunami.

Fisheries Minister Ajay Vishnoi has said that like farmers, fishermen are also being provided loans at three per cent interest rate. The assistance given to fishermen will now be deposited in their bank accounts so that they can purchase fishing nets and boats of their own choice.

Visakhapatnam: Two persons were killed and five injured when police opened fire to control villagers protesting against setting up of a thermal power plant in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district on Monday.

"Two persons were killed and five sustained injuries in the incident at Vadditandra village," said Srikakulam SP KVV Gopal Rao, adding some several policemen were also hurt.

The situation

A four-year long big project is being implemented by the department of fisheries (DoF) at 135 upazilas of 23 districts of the country.
Started from July, 2010, the project is aimed at enhancing fish production in the country to meet the growing demand for the nutrition of the people through utilizing the existing water bodies of the country.
Besides, the project is expected to help the local fis

Ask Chennai's fisherfolk and they will tell you that the road to hell is built on stilts.