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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Odisha: Cyclone Phailin hits 90 lakh people; 23 dead, lakhs of homes damaged</b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Cyclone-Phailin-hits-90-lakh-people-23-dead-lakhs-of-homes-damaged/articleshow/24102125.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Cyclone-Phailin-hits-90-lakh-people-23-dead-lakhs-of-homes-damaged/articleshow/24102125.cms</a><br>
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Cyclone Phailin on Sunday left a trail of destruction knocking down lakhs of
homes affecting nearly 90 lakh people and destroying paddy crops worth about Rs
2,400 crore, but Odisha and Andhra Pradesh escaped from widespread loss of
life...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Odisha: Extensive cyclone damage caused in Ganjam </b><br>
<a href="http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=813559" target="_blank">http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=813559</a><br></span>
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The coastal district of Ganjam, which bore the brunt of 'Phailin', is believed
to have suffered a loss of at least Rs 3,000 crore as the cyclone deprived
lakhs of people, including fishermen their livelihood besides damaging their
houses...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Odisha: Cyclone Phailin: Lives saved, but not means of livelihood</b><br>
<a href="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/lives-saved-but-not-means-of-livelihood-lost-my-boat-fishing-nets.../1182767/" target="_blank">http://www.indianexpress.com/news/lives-saved-but-not-means-of-livelihood-lost-my-boat-fishing-nets.../1182767/</a><br>
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K Shriram, a fisherman, points to a place in the sand where his house stood.
There is no trace of it now. His house was among the 150-odd houses that were
swallowed by the sea in this village, among the worst hit by Cyclone Phailin,
in Ganja block of Ganjam district...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Odisha: Phailin-hit Chilika may take years to recover</b><br>
<a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/PhailinEyeOfTheStorm/Odisha-Phailin-hit-Chilika-may-take-years-to-recover/Article1-1136094.aspx?hts0021" target="_blank">http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/PhailinEyeOfTheStorm/Odisha-Phailin-hit-Chilika-may-take-years-to-recover/Article1-1136094.aspx?hts0021</a><br>
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The high winds and gushing sea that Cyclone Phailin brought to Chilika Lake,
India’s largest coastal lagoon and home to a large number of endangered animal
and plant species, have hit the eco-system that may take years to rejuvenate...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Odisha: Cyclone Phailin turns farmers into fishermen</b><br>
<a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/PhailinEyeOfTheStorm/Odisha-Cyclone-Phailin-turns-farmers-into-fishermen/Article1-1136073.aspx?htsw0023" target="_blank">http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/PhailinEyeOfTheStorm/Odisha-Cyclone-Phailin-turns-farmers-into-fishermen/Article1-1136073.aspx?htsw0023</a><br>
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If you are a fish lover and heading towards Kharagpur, taking the National
Highway-60, in the next few days, do not forget to stop a kilometer after you
cross the Balasore town. For you are sure to find, local villagers standing on
the highway and selling fish...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Odisha: Traumatised fishermen face uncertain future</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/traumatised-fishermen-face-uncertain-future/article5243323.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/traumatised-fishermen-face-uncertain-future/article5243323.ece</a><br>
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Satyamma( 60), refuses to leave her house the roof of which was blown away by
the cyclone that swept the south coast on Saturday night. Around 100 houses
that the fishermen had put up on the shore of Podampeta in Chhatrapur block in
Ganjam district have been razed to the ground...<br></span>
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Andhra Pradesh: More stormy days ahead for fishermen</b><br>
<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-12/visakhapatnam/42967919_1_fishing-harbour-boats-cyclone" target="_blank">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-12/visakhapatnam/42967919_1_fishing-harbour-boats-cyclone</a><br>
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With the last two months washing ashore nothing but huge losses for fisherfolk
in the form of transport and power disruptions due to Samaikyandhra agitation,
cyclone Phailin is now threatening to rub salt in their wounds, feel people of
the community...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Chattisharh and Bihar: Cyclone Phailin moves inland, flood threat in
Chhattisgarh, Bihar</b><br>
<a href="http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/cyclone-phailin-moves-inland-flood-threat-in-chhattisgarh-bihar-431878?_related_also_see" target="_blank">http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/cyclone-phailin-moves-inland-flood-threat-in-chhattisgarh-bihar-431878?_related_also_see</a><br>
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With Cyclone Phailin moving further inland, there is flood threat in Mayurbhanj
and Baripada districts of Odisha and neighbouring states of Chhattisgarh,
Jharkhand and Bihar. As Phailin passed through Odisha, nearly half of Baripada
town was submerged due to a rise in water levels in the river, causing panic
among the people...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Tamil Nadu: TN fishermen return to safety in Odisha</b><br>
<a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/tn-fishermen-return-to-safety-in-odisha-113101300675_1.html" target="_blank">http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/tn-fishermen-return-to-safety-in-odisha-113101300675_1.html</a><br>
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The fishermen were trapped in a trawler near Paradip ahead of cyclone Phailin.
Eighteen fishermen of Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, who were feared
missing in Odisha, returned safely today. They were trapped in a trawler near
Paradip ahead of cyclone Phailin...<br></span>
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Tamil Nadu: Marine park installing CCTVs, strengthening security on coast
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<a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/marine-park-installing-cctvs-strengthening-security-on-coast/articleshow/24180960.cms" target="_blank">http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/marine-park-installing-cctvs-strengthening-security-on-coast/articleshow/24180960.cms</a><br>
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Concerned over frequent detection of carcasses of various marine species,
illegal fishing methods and discharge of effluents, the Gulf of Mannar Marine
National Park is installing CCTVs and beefing up security along the coast in a
bid to check dwindling numbers. One of the biggest such species washed ashore
recently was that of a 250 kg 'sea pig'...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Maharashtra: BMC to shift fishermen to Crawford Market</b><br>
<a href="http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1901930/report-bmc-to-shift-fishermen-to-crawford-market" target="_blank">http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1901930/report-bmc-to-shift-fishermen-to-crawford-market</a><br></span>
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to shift the fishermen
from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Municipal Market to Crawford Market. The
move comes after when over 50 fisherwomen on Wednesday afternoon barged into
the BMC Headquarter building with fish baskets to protest against their
eviction from the building...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Maharashtra: 'High court order to give a fresh lease of life to wetlands' </b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/High-court-order-to-give-a-fresh-lease-of-life-to-wetlands/articleshow/24218950.cms?cfmid=14000000" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/High-court-order-to-give-a-fresh-lease-of-life-to-wetlands/articleshow/24218950.cms?cfmid=14000000</a><br>
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The Bombay high court order directing the state government to ban construction
on wetlands can lend a lease of life to acres around the city's coast where
either construction or dumping of debris has destroyed the mangroves, say
activists...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Gujarat: India summons Pak deputy envoy over fisherman killing on October
11 </b><br>
<a href="http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-summons-pak-deputy-envoy-over-fisherman-killing-on-october-11/428383-3.html?utm_source=ref_article" target="_blank">http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-summons-pak-deputy-envoy-over-fisherman-killing-on-october-11/428383-3.html?utm_source=ref_article</a><br>
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The Ministry of External Affairs has summoned Pakistan deputy envoy over
indiscriminate firing on unarmed Indian fishermen on October 11, one fishermen
from Gujarat died in the incident...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Jharkhand: Wholesale market for fish traders soon</b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Wholesale-market-for-fish-traders-soon/articleshow/24284300.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Wholesale-market-for-fish-traders-soon/articleshow/24284300.cms</a><br>
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Fish traders of the state have reasons to cheer. The state fishery department
is coming up with a wholesale fish market where traders will enjoy all the
facilities of selling fishes at wholesale rate. Also provisions will be made
available for cold storage facilities where big fishes will be preserved...<br></span>
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India: Coordinated efforts in aquaculture needed to meet global demand</b><br>
<a href="http://www.eco-business.com/news/coordinated-efforts-aquaculture-needed-meet-global-demand/" target="_blank">http://www.eco-business.com/news/coordinated-efforts-aquaculture-needed-meet-global-demand/</a><br></span>
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The creation of a global partnership to help ensure that the world’s fish
supplies can keep pace with booming demand has received a green light from
FAO’s Sub-Committee on Aquaculture. Over 50 countries endorsed the Global
Aquaculture Advancement Partnership (GAAP) programme, which will bring together
governments, UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and the private sector
to find sustainable solutions to meeting the need for fish products...<br></span>
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India: 29 Indian fishermen arrested in UAE
released </b>
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<a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/29-indian-fishermen-arrested-in-uae-released-113101501048_1.html" target="_blank">http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/29-indian-fishermen-arrested-in-uae-released-113101501048_1.html</a><br>
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Twentynine Indian fishermen, who were arrested two weeks back by Qatari
authorities for allegedly straying into its waters, were released today.
Officials said here that the fishermen were freed by Qatari Coast Guard
following intervention by Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi...<br></span>
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Bangladesh: Rethinking how to help water-logged communities in Bangladesh</b><br>
<a href="http://www.irinnews.org/report/98951/rethinking-how-to-help-water-logged-communities-in-bangladesh" target="_blank">http://www.irinnews.org/report/98951/rethinking-how-to-help-water-logged-communities-in-bangladesh</a><br>
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Communities in southwestern Bangladesh experiencing prolonged flooding, with
pools of stagnant water in their fields, are calling for long-term solutions.
“We live an inhuman life here,” Amina Hasan, a 37-year-old mother of three who
lives in a water-logged village in Satkhira District, told IRIN...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Bangladesh: 11-day ban on catching, selling hilsa begins</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/11-day-ban-on-catching-selling-hilsa-begins/" target="_blank">http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/11-day-ban-on-catching-selling-hilsa-begins/</a><br></span>
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A huge number of fishing nets were seized and six fishermen jailed in the
division yesterday, the first day after the beginning of an 11-day ban on
catching, marketing, selling and transportation of hilsa fish across the
country...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Myanmar: Myanmar to consider renewing rights for foreign fishing boats</b><br>
<a href="http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/politics/3741-myanmar-to-consider-renewing-rights-for-foreign-fishing-boats" target="_blank">http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/politics/3741-myanmar-to-consider-renewing-rights-for-foreign-fishing-boats</a><br>
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Myanmar is considering whether or not to renew rights for foreign fishing
boats, and the decision will be announced soon, sources say. Current rights for
foreign fishing boats expire on March 31, 2014. A Thai fishing company has
submitted a request to renew its fishing right to the Ministry of Livestock,
Fisheries and Rural Development...<br></span>
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