Summary:
This needed relocation of three Chinese nets from the fuel station side of the beach. “We are consulting all stakeholders and will also do beautification of the beachfront heeding to the request of the net owners. Finally, we located teaks of the required age under DFO, Kothamangalam, and the process is under way to procure them,” said Derson Antony, coordinator of the Kochi Chinese Net Owners’ Association. “Poles with lengths of 9 m, 8 m and 7 m are required to rebuild these nets, but the government only grants licence for pieces that are 6.5-m long. Right now, the cantilever structure of most of these iconic nets features iron bars, thanks to the non-availability of teak..