Viral videos of Kolkata residents fishing on streets add to woes of fisherfolks

Viral videos on social media showed scores of people across Kolkata's New Town fishing on the streets after fish worth crores of rupees spilled out of bheris from neighbouring villages.

Following incessant rains in Kolkata and in the adjoining districts, roads turned into fishing pots earlier this week. Residents in Kolkata’s New Town started fishing on the waterlogged streets after fish worth crores of rupees spilled out of bheris from neighbouring villages of Rajarhat and Bhangar.

Viral videos on social media showed scores of people across New Town catching fish on the streets. A New Town resident, whose video of fishing garnered more than 150k views online, said that she and her uncle had caught fish weighing more than 16 kgs, including a 5 kg carp (katla), reported Times of India.