Fishermen in Sri Lanka receive boats after disaster
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In Kilinochchi District, Sri Lanka, Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar distributed boats to 19 fishermen impacted by the Ditwah disaster.
The programme aimed to help those fishermen regain their livelihoods and strengthen the local fisheries industry. The initiative provided the boats with financial assistance. The minister also launched a new system for issuing fishermen’s identity cards directly in Kilinochchi. Previously, fishermen had to travel to Colombo, the capital city, to get these cards.
Twenty fishermen received new identity cards as part of the first stage of this decentralised system. Officials expect this new process will reduce travel time and costs for fishermen. Representatives from fishermen’s associations, the Department of Fisheries, and the Clean Sri Lanka national programme attended the event.
