Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (MS/HB)

Udupi, May 1: Due to the coronavirus pandemic whole country is under lockdown. One of the important means of livelihood of coastal district people is fishing. Now the boating and fishing is completely stalled because of lockdown rules. The fishermen and other industries associated with fishing are in financial distress.

Under the prevailing circumstances MLA Raghupati Bhat had a meeting with DC G Jagadeesha and SP N Vishnuvardhan in which discussion was held to allow mechanised boat fishing at Malpe Port after May 3.

Discussion was held to allow 40 mechanized boats per day to go for fishing and 40 to return after fishing and to sell the fish through fisheris association instead of auction by maintaining social distance and wearing masks.

Yashpal Suvarna, president of Dakshina Kannada Fisheries Federation, Krishna S Suvarna, president of Malpe Fisheries Association, presidents of various fisheries associations, deputy director of fisheries K Ganesh, additional fisheries directors Kirana and Shivakumar, were present during the discussion.