Automated Translation:
Paddy and fish affected by unseasonal rain

Mumbai, 16: Unseasonal rains lashed several parts of the state, including Konkan, West and North Maharashtra, Marathwada, and paddy crops in Raigad and Thane districts have been completely destroyed. Apart from this, the dry fish in the coastal area has also started to rot and is infested with insects.

Vegetables including pomegranate, grape, onion have also been affected by this rain. In two-three days, this rain has damaged the mangoes and also the paddy crop, and the farmers have suffered a back-breaking blow because of this. Therefore, demands are already being made that the government should immediately inspect the site and compensate the farmers accordingly.

Sheafs of paddy harvested in Thane and Raigad have sprouted due to damp conditions. Due to this, the grains of rice have become brittle and the lombos have turned black. The fish set aside for drying in many coastal villages have also been damaged a lot due to this rain.

Unseasonal rain crisis

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Dry fish damaged by unseasonal rains

Fishermen in crises; Losses worth 1.25 crore in Dhakti Dahanu

Fishermen also want insurance coverage

Fishermen who dry fish face losses due to bad weather and unseasonal climate changes. In view of this, fishermen hope that the new government will be sympathetic to the problems they have faced for many years and give them insurance cover for this activity that lasts for two to two and a half months.

Neeraj Raut : Sakaal news service

Palghar, 16th: Due to untimely rains, dried fish has been damaged everywhere. Fishermen have suffered damages worth half a crore at Dhakti Dahanu, famous for dry Bombil (Bombay Ducks); and similarly in Mahim Tembhi, Edwan, Uchcheli, Dandi etc. While fishing has been good this season, 'unseasonal rain' has created a new crisis for the fishermen.

In Dhakti Dahanu, famous for dried fish, Bombil and other fish are dried here in an area of ​​about 25 acres. Yesterday (15th) in the evening, there was heavy rain for an hour in Dahanu area, after which it continued to drizzle throughout the night.

If the drying bombils catch moisture, they quickly get worm-infested, and thus the fishermen are having to throw away the entire lot of drying bombil.

At Dhakti Dahanu, four days worth of bombils caught on fishing boats are dried. In the three-day drying period, the bombil was affected by the previous two days of cloudy weather. In Thane district, due to untimely rains, the dried fish in Dhakti Dahanu was damaged to the tune of Rs. 1.25 crore Ashok Ambhire, President of the Central Fishermen's Association, said that the unseasonal rains have caused losses to the fishermen while a good quality of fishing is going on this season.

Dhakti Dahanu : Fish kept for drying got soaked by unseasonal rain, and along with this, he said that there was a loss of crores of rupees in the fish drying business on the coast of Palghar district.

It is becoming troublesome to remove the semi-dried and rain-soaked bombils from the varanis (bamboo stilts used to dry fish) infested with larvae and worms. Moreover, the question of where to store these fishes after removing them has arisen and they are now rotting. Somewhere ... doing that composting ... no space available but 3 Dahanu fishermen are all in trouble. At times due to the rains, the demand for ... compensation to the farmers and the fishermen on the land is increasing..

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Award to Kesarinath Patil

Mumbai, 16th: The Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar National Fellowship Award has been announced to senior social activist and disability ally Kesarinath Patil. For two years Patil has been active in child welfare work through the All-India Sane Guruji Kathamaala. The Dr. Ambedkar National Fellowship Award will be presented to Patil at the National Dalit Literary Conference to be held in New Delhi on December 13th._________

Sakaal, Monday 17 November 2014

No facilities for fish sellers outside the market

Municipal commissioner rejects BJP's demand

Sakaal news service

Mumbai, 16th: The 2006 survey of fish vendors has been considered by the municipal administration to provide facilities to the fish vendors. In addition to this, Municipal Commissioner Sitaram Kunte has clearly refused to provide services and facilities to the fish sellers outside the market. BJP MLAs had demanded the same.

Koli and Agri society depend on selling fish for their livelihood. The sitting BJP MLAs had demanded that electricity, water, toilets, licenses and basic facilities should be provided to the fish sellers outside the markets in Gaothans and Koliwadas.

According to the policy of the municipality, fish selling business was named in the survey list of 2001-02. The administration had set a criterion of only one license per family that had permission receipts. Therefore, the municipality has decided not to provide licenses and facilities to vendors doing business outside the market.

4,703 fish vendors had applied for permits in the 2006 survey of vendors. Of them, 4,401 vendors have qualified for permits. The municipal administration is thinking about providing them with facilities. The administration has taken a clear stand that other vendors will not get any facilities and licenses.