Tag: Fishermen

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Op-Ed: Of Settlers and Their Fishing Woes

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Rivers, creeks and prawn enclosures dot the rural landscape as one moves beyond Rajnagar towards Talchua in Kendrapara district. A sizeable section of the local populace consists of Bengali settlers who are expert boat makers and fishermen. Long back when they decided to make this region their home they cleared the […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Fani Aftermath: Fishermen in Chilika yet to get relief

Chilika: Damaged houses, grounded fishing boats and snapped fishing nets- all these describe the current scenario in villages close to Chilika Lake post the severe cyclonic storm Fani. Left with almost nothing, the severely affected fishermen are still waiting for relief materials even as 11 days have passed by. Amid tall claims of the State […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Olive Ridley Deaths: Odisha to introduce new turtle excluder devices

Bhubaneswar: Lakhs of Olive Ridley turtles embark on their journey for nesting along Odisha coast every year, little aware of the fate which awaits them. Thousands of them get killed after being stuck in fishing nets, but that is soon going to change, thanks to Turtle Excluder Devices (TED). The Departments of Forest & Environment […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Fishermen get new lease of life after de-silting of Paradip fishing harbour

Paradip: The fishermen community dependent for their livelihood on the Paradip fishing harbour have now got a new lease of life thanks to the completion of the much-awaited dredging of the anchorage. Chairman of Paradip Port Trust (PPT) Rinkesh Roy on Thursday informed that the fishing vessels docking at Paradip Integrated Fishery Harbour will now […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
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Restored Chilika Lake In Odisha Benefitted Over 2 Lakh Fishermen, Reports IIT Madras

Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) on Friday said its researchers undertook a major restoration project at the famous Chilika Lake – the largest brackish water body in Asia and the first Ramsar site of India – located in Odisha to help in tripling the population of the Irrawaddy dolphins while also benefitting […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Odisha Fishermen Find Object Looking Like A Fish Made Of Fibre

Balasore: A group of fishermen in Odisha’s Balasore district found an object looking like a fish made of fibre in their nets while fishing in the sea on Thursday, police said. The fishermen of Kharasashapur village under Bahanaga block came across the object while fishing in the Bay of Bengal, the police said. According to […]

  • Saturday, 10 April 2021
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Protest Erupts Over Proposed Blue Flag Beach In Gopalpur, Fishermen Block Road

Berhampur: The local fishermen in Gopalpur hit streets on Wednesday and protested construction of the proposed Blue Flag Beach at Gopalpur in Ganjam district. As per reports, hundreds of fishermen sat on dharna on the Gopalpur main road demanding to stop the Blue Flag Beach construction on a particular area of the beach that the […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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