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Winners walked away with amounts ranging from Rs.1,000 as the third prize in the net mending competition 
JOINT EFFORT: Women from fishing communities participate in a tug-of-war competition organised by the Chennai Port Trust on Saturday on the Marina. — CHENNAI: The daily routine of fisherfolk – angling, mending nets and marking territory with verbal duelling – was performed for a different reason on the Marina on Saturday. Fishermen and women from various fishing villages along the city’s coastline took part in competitions organised by the Chennai Port Trust. Angling, motor boat races, net mending and tug-of-war were the official events. Unofficially, disputes over the real winners of the tug-of-war contests resulted in them being held two or three times and erupted in stormy shouting contests occasionally. The stakes were fairly high – winners walked away with amounts ranging from Rs.1,000 as the third prize in the net mending competition to Rs.25,000 as the first prize in the motor boat race. Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu flagged off the boat race in the morning. Fisheries Minister K.P.P. Sami distributed the prizes later in the day. He also gave away cash prizes to toppers in classes 10 and 12 from fishing villages. Close to 20 teams vied with each other for prizes in each contest. The team from Nadukuppam won the angling contest by catching 5.4 kg of fish with two teams following close behind with catch weighing 5 kg each. The team from Chinna Neelankarai South won the motor boat race. Kottivakkam, Nettu Kuppam, Nadu Kuppam, Nochikuppam, Thazhangkuppam and Odai Kuppam were among the localities represented.
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