Community seeks compensation from government, say they are losing out on catch in months when it is the highest
Every year after the monsoon, the fishing boats are allowed to enter the sea in August, but this year's rain predictions have forced them to stay ashore. File pic
When contacted, Damodar Tandel, president of Akhil Maharashtra Macchhimar Kriti Samiti, said, "There are serious issues which the government is not paying attention to and we are taken for granted despite providing high export revenue. Recently, a couple of our fishing boats drowned causing heavy losses but there is no talk of compensation. We, too, deserve compensation like farmers do when their produce is not good."
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No. of more days the fishermen won't be able to venture into the sea
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