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Mumbai: October rain has destroyed 60 per cent of our produce, say fisherfolk
Updated On: 24 October, 2022 07:25 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Hundreds of fishing families say unpredictable late-monsoon showers have meant that they haven’t been able to dry their catch, most of which has spoiled
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Fisherfolk hang Bombay duck to dry at Versova beach on Thursday. Pic/Shadab Khan
Unseasonal showers have not only impacted beleaguered farmers but also fisherfolk in Mumbai. Fishermen are claiming that 60 per cent of their output has been damaged due to frequent rainfall.
Rajhans Tapke, the Maharashtra head of the National Association of Fishermen and a resident of Versova Koliwada—one of the city’s largest fishing villages, told mid-day, “Around 300 families here are in the dry fish business. Each family earns more than Rs https://www.mid-day.com/search/versova-all20,000 per month. Most of the fish are dried in September and October because the catch is good in this period. But this year, all is lost due to rainfall. There were no profits to be made. On the contrary, fish that was kept out to dry got damaged in the rain.”
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