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Manipur fishing community stresses sustainable livelihood
Assam Tribune | Imphal, July 30
The fishing community, mostly those living in and around the Loktak, the largest freshwater lake in the North East, has expressed their desire to have their own identity in order to claim their fishing rights for a sustainable livelihood.
“So far we have no platform to raise our concerns or demands. We need our identity so that we can demand our rights for the welfare of our community,” said Kh Kiran Devi, a fisherwoman, adding, “in fact, we the fisherwomen need space in markets and other necessary facilities.”
Kiran, a fisherwoman from Langolsabi, a floating locality in Loktak, shared her opinion during a day-long State Level Consultation on National Policy on Fisheries (Inland) held here on Friday
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