Summary:
A new fishing harbour will pave way for revival of the fishing economy in Vedaranyam town, an official said. In fact, there is a thin line dividing owners of small boats and mechanised trawlers in Vedaranyam. more-inFrom 200 boats thirty years back, there are only a little over 50 now operating in fishing hamlets along Vedaranyam coast, according to official data. Mechanised boats in Vedaranyam are only limited in number. Fishermen in these hamlets who have been demanding a harbour in Arcottuthurai for decades to stem the decline believe that the sanction accorded by the State Government for the project will restore the fishing economy along the Vedaranyam coast..