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Fishermen in Barwani Surrounded the Fisheries Department, Claiming the 5-Kilogram Net Scheme Was an Attack on Their Livelihoods and Demanding an End to the Contracting System.
Hundreds of fishermen, under the banner of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, surrounded the Fisheries Department office in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district headquarters on Wednesday. Senior leader Medha Patkar, who is leading the movement, described the government's "4 families = 1 boat + 5 kg net" scheme as a policy that deprives displaced people of their livelihood. The fishermen have warned that if their demands are not met, they will intensify th…
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Hundreds of fishermen, under the banner of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, surrounded the Fisheries Department office in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district headquarters on Wednesday. Senior leader Medha Patkar, who is leading the movement, described the government's "4 families = 1 boat + 5 kg net" scheme as a policy that deprives displaced people of their livelihood. The fishermen have warned that if their demands are not met, they will intensify th…