Policy on vending units harming fisherfolk’s livelihood, alleges JSP
The Hindu
Pawan Kalyan to unveil ‘action plan’ for the community on Feb. 20
Jana Sena Party Political Affairs Committee (PAC) chairman Nadendla Manohar on Sunday lamented that the State government’s policy on village fish vending units would eat up the livelihoods of more than 4.50 lakh fisherfolk.
Mr. Manohar on Sunday launched the eight-day padayatra, titled Matsyakara Abhyunnathi Yatra, in Kakinada Rural in East Godavari district. It will conclude on the Narsapuram coast in West Godavari district on February 20.
In Narsapuram, JSP chief K. Pawan Kalyan would announce the party’s policy on fisherfolk welfare and an action plan at a public meeting to be held on February 20.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.