Chennai:
The state government has assured that it will be
providing Rs 250 a day relief package to the families of five missing fishermen
from Enayamputhenthurai of Kanyakumari district, according to South Asian
Fishermen Fraternity.
Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday after
meeting the Fisheries and Fisheries
Development Corporation minister K A
Jayapal, SIFR general secretary Churchill said that the fishermen have
been missing since June 7, 2013 after leaving the Thengapattanam fisheries
harbour in a fiber boat Daniel Thomas.
Churchill said that there are about 239 uninhabited
Islands in the stretch and sought the knowhow of shipping ministry in searching
the fishermen.
He said that in the last 20 years, around 200
fishermen from Kanyakumari district alone have been reported missing. He
demanded that the government should include experienced fishermen in the search
operation for missing fishermen.
He
said that Kanyakumari region requires a coast guard unit and a helipad and
speed boat. This should be based on Colachel in Kanyakumari district to rescue
the missing fishermen. 
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