Gujarat: Over 1,500 incidents of fishing boats crossing IMB since 2011, says minister

In a written observation tabled within the meeting, the federal government stated Indian Coast Guard informs the native fisheries division of any boats that move the “no fishing zone” in addition to the IMB. (Representational)

Since 2011, a complete of one,531 incidents involving fishing boats from Gujarat crossing the Global Maritime Border (IMB) with Pakistan have took place, the state legislature was once knowledgeable on Monday.

“A complete of one,531 incidences of (fishing) boats crossing the Global Maritime Noundary have took place between 2011 and 2020,” stated state House Minister Pradeepsinh Jadeja, in respond to Congress MLA Punja Vansh who had raised the new seizure of 45 fishermen and 8 boats from Porbandar and Veraval by means of the Pakistani Marine Safety Company (PMSA).

“If the Coast Guard is patrolling the border, in what instances are our boats getting stuck,” Vansh requested.

Jadeja stated that because the IMB is an imaginary line within the sea, the boats often finally end up crossing it and are stuck by means of the PMSA. He stated the state executive has performed 1,121 consciousness programmes for fishermen between 2004 and 2020.

In a written observation tabled within the meeting, the federal government stated Indian Coast Guard informs the native fisheries division of any boats that move the “no fishing zone” in addition to the IMB. The licence and diesel card of such fishing boats are suspended.

Along with this, with the assistance of Indian Area Analysis Organisation (ISRO), about 440 fishing boats had been fitted with transponders. Below this pilot undertaking, the boats may also be tracked the usage of satellite tv for pc. “We’ve additionally arrange World Positioning Device in five,000 boats,” stated Jadeja including that there are an estimated 39,000 fishing boats in Gujarat.

The minister stated a subsidy of Rs 20,000 is being given by means of the federal government to arrange GPS that can lift an alarm when the boat nears the IMB. The minister additionally stated that Gujarat executive may be giving Rs 300 as day-to-day allowance to households of the ones fishermen who’re stuck by means of Pakistan.

“In spite of all of the efforts of the federal government, why does Pakistan stay on doing such heinous crimes,” requested Punja Vansh in his supplementary questions.

Speaker Rajendra Trivedi responded, “You’ll have to ask Pakistan.”

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