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Summer woes for fishermen
Fishermen community, which is eking out their livelihood by venturing into the River Krishna, has been facing shortage of fish catch. They attribute the fall in catch to the summer heat. Already hit by Durga temple flyover construction, which resulted in fall in number of customers, adding insult to injury, “We face summer crisis too,” laments a fisherman. About 160 families are depending on fish
Vijayawada: Fishermen community, which is eking out their livelihood by venturing into the River Krishna, has been facing shortage of fish catch. They attribute the fall in catch to the summer heat. Already hit by Durga temple flyover construction, which resulted in fall in number of customers, adding insult to injury, “We face summer crisis too,” laments a fisherman.About 160 families are depending on fishing from Punnami Ghat to Ferry Ghat.
Highlights:
- In all, 160 families are depending on fishing from Punnami Ghat to Ferry Ghat
- Fishermen arrange nets in the river and wait for the night to pass
- If luck favours, they good catch. Otherwise, they have to face problems for survival, reveals Durgaiah
The community used to live in huts abutting Krishna riverfront some years ago. However, during the Krishna Pushkaralu, the government relocated them to YSR Colony at Jakkampudi.As no other activity appeals good to them, they preferred to stay in the fishing activity, though there is no guarantee of income from it.
They formed societies which exist to keep their identity safe. Between Bhavanipuram and Ibrahimpatnam there are five societies. These societies are centered at Punnami Ghat, Swati Centre, Gollapudi, Tummalapalem and to river. Most of the time, they spend time on boats most of them are country boats. A fibre boat costs Rs 50,000 and fishing net is Rs 10,000. K Pratapa Reddy, a fisherman associated with Vijayawada Fishermen Society, said they are yet to recover from demonetisation.
“One after the other, crises has been making our lives worse,” he elaborated their tale of woes.The fish sale on the river bank was reduced to 80 per cent after closure of highway due to construction of Durga temple flyover, he said.Stating that the summer gives another shock for them as the fish catch reduces by 30 per cent, he said and added that they were waiting for help from the government.The fishermen venture into the river from early hours and return after sunset. They arrange nets in the river and wait for the night to pass. If luck favours, “We get good catch. Otherwise, we have to face problems for survival,” reveals Durgaiah.
By Noor Shaik
