Odisha Fisheries department has also imposed the ban on motor boats, trawlers and mechanized fishing boats. The ban is also applicable on the patrols across the beaches of Gahirmatha, Rushikulya and Devi.
The ban was imposed across the 20 Kilometer area of the Dhamra-Rushikulya river mouth following the Sections 2, 7 and 4 of the Orissa Marine Fishing Regulation Act 1982.
The alternative livelihood project has been taken up by the Bank-funded Integrated Coastal Zone Management Programme.
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