‘No Fish, Only Plastic in the Sea’ Say Puducherry Fisherfolk
The fisherfolk of the Puducherry district are facing an unprecedented situation: there are no fish in the sea along the coast. Excess plastic in the sea in recent times has deteriorated the fish yield. The fisherfolk are unable to catch fish even worth the amount they invest in diesel to run their boats. Moreover, they ask: ‘why should we pay road tax on diesel when we don’t drive our boats on the road?’. The NewsClick team met the debt-ridden fisherfolk of Pudukuppam village, Bahour taluk in the Puducherry district to understand their woes.
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