According to the reports we are receiving from the fishing communities in the Northern districts, the Indian trawlers are fishing less than 250 Meters from Pesalai beach in Mannar district. Some one was able to obtained a screenshot from a SRL vessel's radar, showing the location of 400 or so Indian trawlers in Sri Lankan waters last week, [14 July]. Evidently no action is being taken by the Sri Lankan Navy to stop illegal fishing by Indian trawlers in Sri Lankan waters. Fisher people suspect this is because the by order of the President of Sri Lanka. We do not expect any harassments by Navy against fishermen. But there should be a system to patrol the northern sea and prevent enter foreign vessels including Indian vessels in to SL waters which is still lacking.
Fishermen complain why SL navy can not prevent Indian fishermen enter in to our waters while Indian coast guard is seriously engage and catch SL fishermen from their side.
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