Corona outbreak and nationwide lockdown has affected the fishermen in Rameshwaram to great extent.
Fishermen are unable to repair their boats due to lack of spare parts amid lockdown.
The annual 60-day fishing ban, which begins annually on April 15 to protect marine fisheries, will begin on April 15 when fishermen will work on repairing their boats and maintaining fishing equipments, including their nets.
Workers are now unable to work as curfew is in effect.
Some people are employed, but they are unable to work on the boats as there are no parts to repair it.
Fishermen have demanded the government to take steps to open lath workshops, wooden spare part shops to repair the boats and to exempt curfew period for workers to work.
