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The
Government
has
distributed
free
fishing
equipment
and
boats
worth
nearly
Rs.10mn,
among
the
newly
resettled
fishing
community
in
Vallaipadu
in
Pooneryn,
Kilinochchi
under
the
Uthuru
Wasanthaya
programme.
Accordingly,
80
fishing
boats
and
fishing
gears
were
distributed
among
fishermen
yesterday
(Jan.
18),
reported
Daily
News.
The
Northern
Provincial
Council
had
released
funds
for
these
items
which
were
distributed
on the
directive
of
Senior
Presidential
Advisor,
Basil
Rajapaksa,
MP,
Chairman
of the
Presidential
Special
Task
Force on
Rehabilitation
and
Resettlement
to
support
a
sustainable
fishing
livelihood
programme
in the
Vallaipadu
region.
The
Government
lifted
restrictions
on
fishing
in the
seas off
the
Eastern
coast,
on Dec.
31, last
year.
Hence,
fishermen
were
free to
engage
in
fishing
in that
area
excluding
the High
Security
Zones in
the
Trincomalee
Harbour.
They
were
also
permitted
to leave
and
return
from
fishing
at any
hour of
the day.
The
Government
also
removed
fishing
restrictions
in the
North in
June,
last
year to
increase
fish
production
and
marketing.
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