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Fishermen want firefighting system installed inside Kasimedu harbour
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Fishermen have urged the government to install a firefighting system inside the Kasimedu fishing harbour. They made the appeal after a fire broke out inside the boat-building area on Sunday evening.
Nanjil Ravi of the Akila Indhiya Meenavar Sangam said that fires were common inside the boat-building area since the materials used were flammable. “Wood and fibre-reinforced plastics burn easily. Since welding also happens, sparks fly and one spark on the other materials is enough to start a fire. We need a mechanism with water sprinklers and fire alarms in that area,” he said.
Family of missing Kasimedu fisherman want body to be retrieved
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The 50-year-old has been missing at sea since December 7
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The 50-year-old has been missing at sea since December 7
The family of P. Murugan, 50, a fisherman missing at sea, from Kasimedu has urged the State government to take urgent steps to retrieve his body. Mr. Murugan had gone fishing on December 7 and has been missing since. His wife and two children have been waiting for information about his whereabouts.
“The family is very poor and needs financial assistance. Neither the Coast Guard nor the coastal police are taking steps to retrieve the body. The man is dead and the least that government agencies can do is bring the body back so that a decent burial can be given, and the family can get compensation,” said Nanjil Ravi, of the Akhila Indhiya Meenavar Sangam.