Purohit, Kunal (2020) Covid-19: Andhra fishers rescued from Gujarat the human face of a sector in turmoil.
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For five weeks now, even as the government exhorted citizens to wash their hands for at least 20 seconds several times a day, Yarayian Somesh had avoided using water, except when absolutely necessary. Stranded on a trawler docked off the fishing port of Veraval in Gujarat, ever since the countrywide lockdown was announced on the evening of March 24, 2020, this 18-year-old fisherman from Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh told IndiaSpend this week that he had just eight litres of water per day for all his needs--even while being surrounded by water. Somesh is one of an estimated 15,000 fish-workers who had found themselves marooned near landing points and harbours on India’s western coast, battling physical hardships and psychological trauma when the lockdown was announced. Two have died on boats, and at least two others are known to have been injured. On April 28, 2020, Somesh and over 4,000 other fish-workers were repatriated to Andhra Pradesh in 54 private buses organised by the Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh governments. There are over 10,000 others who are stranded along the coasts of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka and still need help, according to estimates by fishermen associations.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Covid, Andhra Pradesh, Fishworkers, Gujarat, Trawlers, Port, Fish Landing, Fishing Harbor, Fishing Boat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka |
| Subjects: | Disasters and Climate Change |
| Depositing User: | Jeeva ICSF Rajan |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jun 2022 10:37 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jun 2022 10:37 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/16968 |
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