| Photo Credit: S_S_KUMARFishermen from several coastal hamlets laid siege to the dredging vessel at the Thengaithittu fishing harbour here on Friday to register their protest against delay in dredging the sea mouth. It has been nearly a month since the dredging work was inaugurated by Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy at the fishing harbour. The dredging work has slowed down due to technical problems and hundreds of fishing vessels remain berthed in the harbour. Fishermen claim that they could not venture into the sea due to accumulation of silt at the mouth of the sea. A. Kangeyan, former president of Puducherry Fibre Boat Owners Association, claimed that the extensive delay in commencing dredging had caused substantial loss running up to crores of rupees to fishermen.
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