Srikakulam: Distributing nets, including a community net, called `ilavala', among fishermen of Tellavanipeta village at a meeting held here on Saturday, Minister for Revenue and Relief Dharmana Prasada Rao said his Government was committed to welfare of fishermen in the State. The nets and other implements required by the fishermen were provided by Red Cross. Mr. Prasada Rao pointed out that in all 40,000 houses were sanctioned to tsunami-hit fishermen. Of them, 9000 were allotted to fishermen in Srikakulam district.

Rajya Lakshmi, State unit secretary of Red Cross, said there were proposals to provide other facilities like cold storage, ice boxes and solar driers to fishermen. They should take advantage of these facilities and improve their standard of life.

ZP chairman Palavalasa Rajasekhar, municipal chairperson M.V.Padmavathi, district Collector V.N.Vishnu and Red Cross district unit secretary Jaganmohana Rao were present.

Later, the Revenue Minister laid foundation stones for the road that connects RTC complex with the National Highway-5 and another road connecting Day and Night junction and Ramalaxman junction. The estimated cost of the first road was Rs. 40 lakhs.

Damage control

Mr. Rao said these works were taken up under the Flood Damage Control Porgramme. Adequate funds had already been released for temporary and permanent road repairs.

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