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The protest Satyagraha launched by the Madel fishing group close to the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo was ongoing for the sixth consecutive day yesterday (10). This protest has been launched demanding the lifting of the ban imposed by the present authorities on the Madel fishing business, which makes use of winches hooked up to tractors.
It was noticed yesterday that not solely fishermen but in addition their relations, kids, and different supporting events had been taking part on this Satyagraha.
Fishermen’s representatives emphasised that they haven’t but acquired a good answer or a correct response from the authorities concerning their drawback. In addition they warned that if the federal government continues to evade this disaster, they may quickly launch a large sequence of protests, uniting fishing households throughout your entire island. Over the previous few days, varied politicians and different teams visited the positioning, encouraging and supporting the fishermen engaged within the Satyagraha.
Nevertheless, authorities have taken steps to ban this fishing methodology, stating that the mechanical methodology causes extreme harm to coral reefs and the marine ecosystem. In the meantime, commenting on the present state of affairs, Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Mr. Ratna Gamage, said {that a} case filed by the Madel fishermen is scheduled to be known as on the twenty seventh of this month. Subsequently, he additional talked about that there isn’t any risk of holding a dialogue earlier than that date.
