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A 'sea of humanity' in support of fishermen
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/A-sea-of-humanity-in-support-of-fishermen/articleshow/12860640.cms

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Fisheries Co-ordination
Committee will form a 'Sea of humanity' (human chain) along the coast, from
Manjeswaram in Kasaragod district to Iraiman Thurai in Kanyakumari
district, on April 28. The event is being organized to highlight the need
to protect the lives and rights of fishermen across the state.

Addressing a news conference here on Tuesday, co-ordination committee
convener T Peter said the human chain would
touch 222 fishing
villages across the state. Members of civil society, political
leaders and fisher folks would form part of the human chain. The demands of
the co-ordination committee include cancellation of the Union
government order
declaring the whole of Arabian Sea as high alert area and
strengthening of coastal security in close coordination with fisher folks.
The committee also wants the government to restrict the movement of ships
beyond 60 nautical miles from the coast.

Those who participate in the human chain would take a pledge to moot more
concrete actions towards sea safety. Thiruvananthapuram archbishop Soosai
Pakiyam, CPM state secretary Pinarayi
Vijayan
health minister V S Sivakumar and RSP national
secretary T JChandrachoodan would join the chain at Shanghumugham
beach here at 4pm on Saturday.KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala
opposition leader  V S Achuthanandan and CPM leader P K Gurudasan
would join the chain in Kollam coast.

Other office bearers of the co-ordination committee, Fr Yujin Pereira,
Pulluvila Stanly, Augustine Thomas, Beemapally Rasheed, Vettukad Solaman
and Pulluvila Lawrence were also present in the press conference.

Kerala Fisheries Coordination Commitee will form a 'Sea of humanity' (human
chain) along the coast, from Manjeswaram in KasAaragod district to Iraiman
Thurai in Kanyakumari district, on Saturday.


 http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article3355020.ece
Coastal belt to witness protest
Special Correspondent

Livelihood protection for fishermen sought

Fish workers and their families from 230 coastal villages in Kerala
and Tamil Nadu will hold hands with social, political and cultural
leaders to create a sea of humanity along the coastal belt stretching
from Manjeswaram to Irayimanthurai on April 28 demanding livelihood
security and protection for their lives and property.

The agitation is being organised by the Kerala Fisheries Co-ordination
Committee. A press note quoting committee leaders Eugene Pereira,
Pulluvila Stanley, Austin Gomez, T. Peter and Beemapally Rasheed urged
the government to ban ship traffic within 60 nautical miles of the
coast and streamline the operation of the coastal vigilance
committees.

The press note said Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar, Leader of the
Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan, CPI(M) State secretary Pinarayi
Vijayan, CPI State secretary Pannian Raveendran, RSP secretary T.J.
Chandrachoodan, KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala, BJP State president
V. Muraleedharan, Thiruvananthapuram Archbis hop Susaipakiam, MLAs
Varkala Kahar, M.A. Vahid, C. Divakaran and Jameela Prakasam and
poetess and social activist Sugathakumary were among those expected to
participate in the event.