Pulicat fishermen urge T.N., Andhra govts. to demarcate fishing grounds using GPS
Fishermen from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are calling for the use of GPS to clearly demarcate fishing boundaries in Pulicat Lake. The request follows historical border disputes and ongoing legal issues that have hindered local livelihoods.
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This highlights the intersection of local economic survival, inter-state administrative disputes, and the need for modern technology in resource management.
Fishermen of Pulicat –from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh– have urged the respective State governments to mark the respective fishing grounds using global positioning systems (GPS) as soon as possible.
In a joint meeting held in Tiruvallur district on Saturday, where fishermen, MLAs and officials from Sulurpetta in Andhra Pradesh and Tiruvallur took part, the fishermen representing 25 fishing hamlets that depend on the brackish-water lake that sprawls across the two States, said that they could no longer depend on the palmyrah tree trunks that were placed as demarcations. The tree trunks rot as they stand in the salt water, and when new trunks are placed, disputes could arise.
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