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The number of fish in the Indian part is continuously decreasing. In such a situation, fishermen go towards the island of Sri Lanka (especially the Gulf of Kachthivu and Mannar) for fishing.
The Sri Lankan Navy opened fire on 13 Indian fishermen on Tuesday morning. 5 fishermen were injured in this. All of them went to fishing near the Delft Island. These islands are under the authority of Sri Lanka. These fishermen are being treated at Jaffna Teaching Hospital in Sri Lanka.
The Government of India, considering the firing as serious, summoned the acting High Commissioner of Sri Lanka and lodged a strong protest against the incident. The Ministry of External Affairs has issued a statement saying that such incidents will not be tolerated.
The Indian Consulate officials met the injured fishermen at the hospital and their well being known. He has provided all possible help to fishermen and their families.
India said- issues related to fishermen should be dealt with in human way The Indian High Commission has raised the matter before the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry in Colombo. The Ministry of External Affairs said that the Government of India has always insisted on settling issues related to fishermen in a human way. It takes into account livelihood concerns.
The Ministry of External Affairs said that the force experiments will not be acceptable under any circumstances. In this regard, the current consent between the two governments should be strictly followed.
The issue related to the deepened fisherman between India-Bangladesh The issue of fishermen remains controversial for both countries. According to data from the Government of India, Sri Lanka arrested a record 535 Indian fishermen in 2024, compared to 2023. As of 29 November 2024, 141 Indian fishermen were lodged in Sri Lankan jails, and 198 tralers were seized.
Why Indian fishermen are being caught The number of fish in the Indian part is continuously decreasing. In such a situation, fishermen go towards the island of Sri Lanka (especially the Gulf of Kachthivu and Mannar) for fishing. However, there is an international sea border on the way to go there, which Indian fishermen have to cross. Sri Lankan Navy arrested Indian fishermen as soon as this border is crossed.
According to an Alajjira report, the number of fishes in Indian region has been decreasing due to increasing plastic pollution in the sea and the wild use of mechanical trollers for decades. In search of fish, tralers who scratch sea level destroy the housing of fish present in the sea level, including coral rocks. This causes problems in their fertilization.
Last year, P. Jesuraja, president of a fishermen’s organization in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu, had said that fishermen knew that they can be arrested or may be arrested on fishing by crossing the border, even after that, even then he crosses the border We do. If fishermen return without catching fish, it will be difficult to live them.