Fishworkers" campaign draws attention to the sale of marine waters
"There is widespread sense of outrage amongst the country's coastal communities,' says Harekrishna Debnath, chairperson of the National Fishworkers' Forum. The indignation stems from the loss of traditional livelihood. With privately-operated special economic zones scything through mangroves and hazardous industries playing havoc with coastal ecology, fishworkers are finding it increasingly difficult to make a living. Many of them have taken to the streets: Debnath is leading a campaign, the Machhimar Adhikar Rashtriya Abhiyan, to draw attention to the sale of India's marine waters to private players.
The campaign began on May 1 at the port town of Jakhau in the Rann of Kutch