Automated Translation:
Attack on fishing boats

Palghar/Satpati, 22 (Correspondent): Disputes over fishing limits and fishing outside designated areas are turning into a furore. This dispute has turned violent. Fishing boats from Uttan stormed and attacked 15 to 20 boats from Satpati. The fishermen of Satpati are going to strike at the Yellow Gate Police Station tomorrow (23rd) to complain about this matter.

In each fishing village, areas for the fishermen to fish with the traditional ‘kaw’ method have been fixed. Despite this, there have been allegations for 4 to 5 years that some fishermen in Vasai-Uttan area plant 'kaw' outside their designated areas. Although many meetings have been held for coordination between the society and government level to resolve these disputes, the decisions taken are not implemented; In fact, the fishermen say that there is no system to control this.

8 to 10 boats from Uttan attacked 18 to 20 boats fishing about 65 nautical miles from Satpati today one after the other, on the charge of destroying and uprooting their kaws. Boat owners gathered at the office of Satpati Fishermen's Cooperative Society reported instances like breaking the wireless set on the boat, breaking the boat net, throwing cooking ingredients and gas cylinders into the sea, cutting the diesel pipe, vandalizing the cabin, breaking the mobile phone on the boat, and deliberately ramming against the boat.

After this all these boats have started their return journey and it is likely that these boats will enter Satpati-Murbe by tomorrow morning.

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Marine safety now with fisheries department; 273 security guards will be appointed

MUMBAI: In order to streamline the registration of fishing boats and issue of fishing licenses, it was decided to transfer both these functions to the Fisheries Division in the Cabinet meeting. 91 marine sites are highly sensitive along the state's 720 km coastline. Out of these 56 places are under the jurisdiction of the Fisheries Department. Therefore, the Fisheries Department is going to appoint 273 security guards at this place. These security guards will keep a record of all the fishing boats in the area and keep a record of everyone that goes fishing in the sea. Fisheries Development Minister Eknath Khadse said on Tuesday that these security guards will also be responsible for identifying them on their return.

Village Panchayats to get fishing rights

Mumbai: According to the Central Government's PESA Act, the state cabinet took a decision on Tuesday to grant fishing rights to Adivasi Gram Panchayats in ponds under 100 hectares. It was necessary to increase the source of income of the concerned Gram Panchayats to make them practically and financially self-sufficient by conservation, protection and development of small ponds in unscheduled areas. Also, it was necessary to provide employment opportunities to the tribals accordingly. Accordingly, a decision was taken today to amend the Maharashtra Fisheries Act regarding the right to fish under 100 hectares of ponds in scheduled areas. However, if there are two village panchayats in one lake area, the contract for that lake will be given by the Panchayat Samiti.

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Mumbai on mortgage! - Developers given rights to keep government land with the bank

Gadpale : Sakal News Network

A bright road ahead for building houses

Part-5

Mumbai, 20: The very same government which is reluctant to find a solution to farmer suicides is now suddenly favouring and becoming partial towards developers. As private developers face difficulties in raising funds for housing projects on government lands, they will be given the right to mortgage government lands. Due to this decision of the government, developers will now have the leeway to mortgage the entire city itself.

Due to this decision of the government that has trapped the entire Mumbai in the clutches of the developers, the possibility of mortgaging all the lands under the authority of SRA, CIDCO, MHADA etc. cannot be ruled out. Therefore, this government seems to be trying to drive the common Marathi people out of Mumbai by colluding with the developers. The state government, which is pretending to build a large number of affordable houses in the state through the housing policy, has now decided to take decisions in the interest of developers instead of taking decisions in the interest of development through the new housing policy. Therefore, overall, the developers’ interests will be well protected through the housing policy that offers a dream of affordable houses for the citizens of the state in the future.

Under the unassuming name of 'use land as collateral security', the state's housing policy has allowed the lender to mortgage government land to implement housing projects. According to the decision, Slum Redevelopment Authority (SRA), MHADA Slum Redevelopment Scheme and developers implementing urban renewal projects on government land are allowed to mortgage land to raise funds.

The funds that are to be obtained after land has been mortgaged to the developer, have been proposed to be used for the same project. For that, a written affidavit will be taken from them. Funds obtained by mortgaging the land to the developer cannot be diverted until the completion of the relevant project and the repayment of the loan and the reconstruction of the components of the rehabilitation project.

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Sakaal, Thursday, 2015

Aid to those injured in Naval firing: Manohar Parrikar

Mumbai, 20th: A fishing vessel Christabel (IND 02 MH MM849) at Uttan was fired at by a Navy T-14 patrol boat guarding an oil well while it was engaged in steady deep sea fishing on Sunday. After investigating the incident, the fisherman Sushant Angelo Luzi, who was injured in the firing, will be given financial compensation from the Centre. Also, Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar gave a firm assurance to Fisheries Minister Eknath Khadse on Tuesday (19th) that action will be taken against those who fired. A delegation led by Maharashtra Fishermen Action Committee General Secretary Narendra Patil met Khadse. When Khadse directly contacted Parrikar over the phone, he gave the above assurance. This information was given by Kiran Koli, Mumbai president of the committee.

In this meeting, Maharashtra Fishermen Action Committee General Secretary Narendra Patil, Working President Leo Colaco, Secretary Ramakrishna Tandel, Moreshwar Patil, Kiran Koli, Rajendra Meher, Janardan Tambe, Moreshwar Vaiti, Ujwala H. Patil, Pournima Meher, Chief Secretary Pathak, Fisheries Commissioner M. B. Gaikwad, Joint Commissioner Binod Naik and others were present.

On Tuesday, a delegation of the committee met Khadse at the ministry. The committee said that due to such incidents taking place in the deep sea, an atmosphere of fear has spread among the fishermen.