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February 19, 2013
 For prompt weather forecast
[image: At the receiving end:Members of the Swathantra Mathsya Thozhilali
Federation staging a protest against the delay in weather forecasts in
front of the Met Centre in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. The absence of a
warning message last Wednesday saw 37 fishermen from Thiruvananthapuram
being caught in strong winds in the sea.–Photo: C. Ratheesh kumar]
At the receiving end:Members of the Swathantra Mathsya Thozhilali
Federation staging a protest against the delay in weather forecasts in
front of the Met Centre in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. The absence of a
warning message last Wednesday saw 37 fishermen from Thiruvananthapuram
being caught in strong winds in the sea.–Photo: C. Ratheesh kumar

 Fish workers take out march STAFF REPORTER, The Hindu

The Kerala Swathanthra Matsya Thozhilali Federation on Monday took out a
march to the Observatory here in protest against the non-issuance of
forecasts on inclement weather that led to the death of fishermen and other
losses to the fishing community late last week.

The protest, inaugurated by National Fishworkers Forum national secretary
T. Peter, demanded that the Meteorological Department officials hold
discussions with the fishing community before Thursday and decide on
weather forecast systems and other precautionary measures, failing which
the protest would continue from Friday.

Fishermen Gherao met centre in city

By Express News Service - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

19th February 2013 12:18 PM

Fishermen gheraoed the Meteorological Department’s centre in the city on
Monday accusing it of not  informing them in time about the climate changes
which, in turn, causes accidents and deaths in the seas as a result of
violent storms.

The protest under the leadership of Kerala Swathanthra Matsya Thozhilali
Federation was inaugurated by National Fish Workers’ Forum secretary T
Peter.

“Over the past three days itself, 10 men have gone missing in the seas and
the bodies of four were recovered. The fishermen do not have any measures
to identify the climatic changes and the Met Centre has to take immediate
measures on it,” said Valiyathura ward councillor Tony Oliver, who took
part in the protest.

The Federation has also warned that unless an action plan was chalked out
by Thursday to ensure safety in sea, the fishermen will again take out a
march to the Met Centre on Friday.

At the protest on Monday, Anto Elias, J P John, Valerian Issac, Joseph
Lopez, Maglin Peter, Freeska Kurisappan, Girly John, Germi Roy, Mable
Nasiyan, Pushparani Lean, Patric Fernandez, Xavier Kulas and T Ouseph spoke.