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Please find below web links of ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 16 September 2013 to 20
September 2013.<br></span>
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Manipur: Loktak fishermen object grants to LDA</b><br>
<a href="http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=13..190913.sep13" target="_blank">http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=13..190913.sep13</a><br></span>
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The All Loktak Lake Area Fishermen's Union, Manipur (ALLAFUM) has strongly
objected the Short Term Action Plan (STAP) granted to the Loktak Lake
Development Authority (LDA) and the reported extension of the plan till March 2014
by the Planning Commission of India to save the lake and its surrounding
wetlands...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Assam: NGOs oppose Wildlife (Protection) Act Amendment<br>
</b><a href="http://www.assamtimes.org/node/8839" target="_blank">http://www.assamtimes.org/node/8839</a><br></span>
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Aaranyak, a premier biodiversity conservation organization, along with Wildlife
Protection Society of India and Wildlife Society of Odisha has submitted a
joint memorandum to the Government of India through the Joint Director of Rajya
Sabha Directorate demanding withdrawal of the Section 44 of the Wildlife
(Protection) Act Amendment Bill 2013 which has been tabled in Rajya Sabha by
the Government of India...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Bihar: Integrated fish farming cuts wastage, boosts income</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/agriculture/integrated-fish-farming-cuts-wastage-boosts-income/article5142411.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/agriculture/integrated-fish-farming-cuts-wastage-boosts-income/article5142411.ece</a><br>
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Dwindling farm land resources and its direct impact on crop productivity makes
many farmers explore other options. Knowledgeable farmers grow more than one
crop along with fishes and some livestock to provide subsidiary income...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>West Bengal: Pirates loot Sunderbans fishermen for 10 hours</b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Pirates-loot-Sunderbans-fishermen-for-10-hours/articleshow/22776290.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Pirates-loot-Sunderbans-fishermen-for-10-hours/articleshow/22776290.cms</a><br>
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A gang of pirates took at least 15 Sunderbans fishermen hostage for over 10
hours and looted their entire catch at gunpoint on Wednesday evening. The spot
- on Jhila river - where the incident took place happens to be the same area
where a tiger was shot dead by some suspected Indian and Bangladeshi cattle
smugglers in 2008...<br></span>
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Odisha: Polluted rivers causing drastic drop in catch of Hilsa fish in Odisha</b><br>
<a href="http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/polluted-rivers-causing-drastic-drop-in-catch-of-hilsa-fish-in-odisha-26650.html" target="_blank">http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/polluted-rivers-causing-drastic-drop-in-catch-of-hilsa-fish-in-odisha-26650.html</a><br>
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Is the delicious hilsa on its way out? A drastic drop in the catch of
hilsa has brought into sharp focus the endangered state of the sea fish. With
the yield progressively gowing down over the years in Odisha, the price has
shot through the roof making the fish out of reach of the common people...<br></span>
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Tamil Nadu: Fishermen hail CM announcement on sand mining</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/fishermen-hail-cm-announcement-on-sand-mining/article5141645.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/fishermen-hail-cm-announcement-on-sand-mining/article5141645.ece</a><br>
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Members of the Fishermen United Front in Tuticorin welcomed Chief Minister J.
Jayalalitha’s announcement on Tuesday banning beach sand mining across Tamil
Nadu. Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, A. Subash Fernando, district
secretary of the Front, said based on the submissions of the final report by
the special team, led by Revenue Secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi, which
inspected the coastline at six locations in Tuticorin district, the Chief
Minister had ordered the ban...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Tamil Nadu: “We are robbed of livelihood, groundwater”</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/we-are-robbed-of-livelihood-groundwater/article5142762.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/we-are-robbed-of-livelihood-groundwater/article5142762.ece</a><br>
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Residents of Sulerikattukupam, who live close to the 100-mld (million litres
per day) capacity Nemmeli seawater desalination plant of Chennai Metrowater,
say they have been robbed of good groundwater and their livelihood. More
recently, they have suffered police harassment, they say...<br></span>
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Kerala: Kerala fishermen killing: Italy concerned over delay in trial, refuses
to send witnesses</b><br>
<a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/kerala-fishermen-killing-italy-concerned-over-delay-in-trial-refuses-to-send-witnesses_877455.html" target="_blank">http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/kerala-fishermen-killing-italy-concerned-over-delay-in-trial-refuses-to-send-witnesses_877455.html</a><br>
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Expressing concern over the delay in the trial of its marines charged with
murder, Italy on Wednesday ruled out sending four seamen as witnesses in the
case and sought other legal options to take forward the investigation. Italian
Deputy Foreign Minister Stefan De Mistura met External Affairs Minister Salman
Khurshid here to convey concern over the delay in the trial...<br></span>
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Karnataka: Fishermen will get kerosene at subsidised rates</b><br>
<a href="http://newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Fishermen-will-get-kerosene-at-subsidised-rates/2013/09/19/article1791588.ece" target="_blank">http://newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Fishermen-will-get-kerosene-at-subsidised-rates/2013/09/19/article1791588.ece</a><br>
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The State government has directed the Finance Department to release funds for
the supply of subsidised kerosene being used in country boats. Speaking to
reporters, Fisheries Minister Abhayachandra said that the fishermen using
country boats had been deprived of kerosene at a subsidised rate from this
harvesting season following the decision by the Finance Department...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Goa: Bullied’ ramponkars seek CM’s help</b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Bullied-ramponkars-seek-CMs-help/articleshow/22734910.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Bullied-ramponkars-seek-CMs-help/articleshow/22734910.cms</a><br>
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Goenchea Ramponkaramcho Ekvott (GRE) will meet chief minister Manohar Parrikar
on Thursday seeking accommodation of Caranzalem's traditional fishermen
(ramponkars) at the Panaji fish market complex. In a meeting held by the
corporation of the city of Panaji ( CCP) on August 27, the commissioner and
Mayor decided to accommodate the fish vendors sitting on the road side to the
interiors of the fish market complex, to avoid traffic congestion...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh: Dam induced submergence in Village Chikalda</b><br>
<a href="http://narmadabachaoandolan.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/sardar-sarovar-rehabilitation-in-maharashtra-adivasi-rights" target="_blank">http://narmadabachaoandolan.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/sardar-sarovar-rehabilitation-in-maharashtra-adivasi-rights</a>
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Peaceful protest by 1200 adivasis: Police excesses condemnable. 10 hrs
dialogues with Collector, CEO and officials continues on 2nd day. Ensure Rehab
before submergence: Else Review Project; Empty Reservoir Waters. Oustees
challenge paper ‘disaster management’: Fraud in NREGS, PDS exposed...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Gujarat: Fishing cart to ease workload of fisherwomen<br>
</b><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Fishing-cart-to-ease-workload-of-fisherwomen/articleshow/22665159.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Fishing-cart-to-ease-workload-of-fisherwomen/articleshow/22665159.cms</a><br>
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A team of designers led by professor Shashank Mehta at National Institute of
Design (NID) has developed a fishing cart for fisherwomen to carry fish easily
to market while easing out their load. NID developed the design after a
proposal was put forward by the state government to help solve the health
issues of fisherwomen...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>India: Livelihood at stake, fishing will soon become an offence in India </b><br>
<a href="http://www.siliconindia.com/news/general/Livelihood-at-Stake-Fishing-Will-Soon-Become-an-Offence-In-India--nid-154282-cid-1.html" target="_blank">http://www.siliconindia.com/news/general/Livelihood-at-Stake-Fishing-Will-Soon-Become-an-Offence-In-India--nid-154282-cid-1.html</a><br>
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The livelihood of fishermen and their families might soon experience a halt in
their regular living. If the new amendment proposed for the Wildlife Protection
Act gets approved, the fishing community will have to face its consequences,
reports K Anurag of Rediff...<br></span>
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Sri Lanka: Over Rs. 8,000 m to develop North, East fisheries sector </b><br>
<a href="http://www.dailynews.lk/local/over-rs8000-m-develop-north-east-fisheries-sector#sthash.GDbkv3Uw.dpuf" target="_blank">http://www.dailynews.lk/local/over-rs8000-m-develop-north-east-fisheries-sector#sthash.GDbkv3Uw.dpuf</a><br>
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The government has spent over Rs. 8,000 million to develop the fisheries
sector, including inland fishing and aquaculture in the Northern and Eastern Provinces
during the last three years, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development
Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said...<br></span>
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Pakistan: Pakistan arrests 58 Indian fishermen</b><br>
<a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/pakistan-arrests-58-indian-fishermen_877828.html" target="_blank">http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/pakistan-arrests-58-indian-fishermen_877828.html</a><br></span>
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Pakistan's maritime security agency on Friday arrested 58 Indian fishermen
after they allegedly strayed into the country's territorial waters.
"Despite several warnings the Indian fishermen remained inside our
territorial waters leading to their arrest and seizure of boats,"
Commander Muhammad Farooq, Maritime Security Agency spokesman, said...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Pakistan: PFF plans to save natural water bodies from sugar mill effluent</b><br>
<a href="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013%5C09%5C17%5Cstory_17-9-2013_pg7_18" target="_blank">http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013\09\17\story_17-9-2013_pg7_18</a><br></span>
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Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) has launched a campaign against dumping sugar
mill waste in irrigation canals, lakes and natural waterways, a major cause of
contamination. Currently, 17 sugar mills in Badin, Tando Mohammad Khan and
Mirpurkhas districts are releasing their effluent into the Nareri Lake,
damaging not just its ecosystem, but also the livelihood of the communities
residing in 350 villages in the surrounding areas of the freshwater body...<br></span>
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Bangladesh: India, Bangladesh make progress on riverbank protection</b><br>
<a href="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/india-bangladesh-make-progress-on-riverbank-protection/1170666/" target="_blank">http://www.indianexpress.com/news/india-bangladesh-make-progress-on-riverbank-protection/1170666/</a><br>
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India and Bangladesh may have failed to sign agreements on sharing waters of
Teesta and Feni rivers, but progress made on riverbank protection and dredging
of 54 common rivers will go a long way in providing the two countries
much-needed reprieve from floods and erosion...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Myanmar; Myanmar, Norway to conduct joint research project on marine
resources</b><br>
<a href="http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/national/3443-myanmar-norway-to-conduct-joint-research-project-on-marine-resources" target="_blank">http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/national/3443-myanmar-norway-to-conduct-joint-research-project-on-marine-resources</a><br>
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Myanmar and Norway have signed an agreement to conduct a joint research project
on marine resources in the Bay of Bengal from November 13 to December 19,
according to the Myanmar Fisheries Federation. “We are going to do research
with NORAD, a Norwegian governmental organization,” said Deputy Minister Khin
Maung Aye of the Ministry of Livestock Breeding and Rural Development,
referring to the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, which has
several projects in Myanmar...<br></span>
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