Rameswaram: Acceding to a long-pending demand of the state government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a deep-sea fishing scheme for fishermen of this region, saying it would help them overcome problems of fishing in Palk Strait.
Under the initiative taken up under the “Blue Revolution” scheme, the Centre would allocate Rs 1,500 crore over a period of time for conversion of bottom trawling boats into deep sea liners. Handing over the sanction letters to select beneficiaries of the Long Line Trawlers under the scheme at a public meeting here, Modi said it would help fishermen to get better revenue and overcome problems of fishing in the Palk Strait.
The measure was instantly hailed by Chief Minister K. Palaniswami, who in his speech at the event, thanked Modi for ensuring the prompt release of funds for conversion of bottom trawlers of state fishermen to long liners.
