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Wet December blow to dry fish trade in coastal districts -Snehamoy Chakraborty and Anshuman Phadikar

-The Telegraph

There are some 40 large units in South 24-Parganas and East Midnapore, catering to the livelihood of around one lakh fishermen and traders

Tamluk (East Midnapore), Bolpur (Birbhum): Around one lakh fishermen and businessmen involved in the trade of dry fish in the coastal districts of South 24-Parganas and East Midnapore are staring at huge losses owing to the untimely December downpour triggered by Cyclone Jawad, prompting the state government to assess the damage and work out a compensation plan.

“Dry fish traders have faced huge losses because of the heavy rainfall, which is uncommon in December. We have directed our officials to be on the ground to assess the losses. We have called a meeting on December 14 to discuss the role of the government to help the affected fishermen and traders and find ways to compensate them,” fisheries minister Akhil Giri said on Thursday.

Dry fish trade is a major driver of the economy in the two coastal districts. There are some 40 large units in South 24-Parganas and East Midnapore, catering to the livelihood of around one lakh fishermen and traders. People involved in the trade said tonnes of fish kept to dry had gone bad in the rain between December 5 and Thursday afternoon.

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