Silvester D’Souza

Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur (EP)

Kundapur, Aug 8: “Karnataka is in the sixth spot in sea fishing and the ninth spot in inland fishing in the country. We should reach the first spot in another three years. It is necessary to use modern technology for this purpose,” said minister of fisheries Kota Srinivas Poojary. He was speaking after inaugurating a workshop on August 8 on cage fishing at the taluk panchayat auditorium.

“Those who get trained should take up cage fishing. We hope to develop 26 thousand lakes in the state and use them for inland fishing. All the fishermen will be issued Kisan cards. Three thousand houses will be built for fishermen out of which 100 houses will come up immediately.”

“The government has released 45 crore diesel subsidy. Rs 60 crore loan of 23 thousand fishermen women is waived out of which 19 thousand women belong to Udupi. The CM should be congratulated for it.

Technology should be used in fishing and fishermen should be self-reliant. All the problems of the fishermen should be solved. Fishing and agriculture are like two eyes of the government,” he said.

Taluk panchayat president Ramkishan presided. Fisheries federation president Yashpal Suvarna, district panchayat member Laxmi Manju Billava, taluk panchayat social justice committee president Roopa Pai, scientist Prathibha Rohit were present.

Mukund said a prayer. Fisheries department deputy director K Ganesh welcomed everyone. Fisheries department senior assistant director G M Shivakumar rendered the vote of thanks.