12 fishermen from Pudukottai arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
The Hindu
12 Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on the charge of trespassing near Neduntheevu
Twelve fishermen of Pudukottai district were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on the charge of trespassing while fishing near Neduntheevu in the early hours on Thursday, March 23, 2023.
Six fishermen from Jegathapattinam and an equal number from Kottaipattinam coastal villages in the district ventured into the sea for fishing in separate mechanised boats on March 22 morning.
Coastal Security Group sources said the 12 fishermen were fishing near Neduntheevu when they were intercepted by the Sri Lankan Navy and arrested on the charge of trespassing.
The arrested fishermen were taken to Kankesanthurai naval base for inquiry.
The sources identified the arrested fishermen as N. Muruganandham (40), T. Visagalingam (50), K. Nayil (21), S. Bharathidasan (52), K. Sasikumar (25), R. Ravi (26), K. Sivakumar (43), D. Kalaiarasan (23), S. Lokeswaran (24), R. Sakthi (25), M. Prabhu (35) and S. Sundaramoorthy (45).
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.