Transponders fixed in 672 fishing boats from Uppada for rescue operations
Transponders have been installed on 672 fishing boats operating from Uppada coast to enable tracking during rescue operations. The initiative is part of broader efforts to enhance climate resilience in coastal fishing communities. Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan highlighted development under the Climate Resilient Coastal Fishermen Villages initiative in Konapapapeta village.
- ▪Transponders have been installed on 672 fishing boats from Uppada coast for tracking during emergencies.
- ▪The Konapapapeta village has been developed under the Climate Resilient Coastal Fishermen Villages initiative.
- ▪The initiative aims to address climate change impacts on fisherfolk and shoreline protection.
- ▪Alternative livelihood opportunities are being explored for the CRCFV village.
- ▪Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan announced the developments in his Pithapuram constituency.
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Transponders have been installed to 672 fishing boats being operating from the Uppada coast in Kakinada district to trace their position in the sea for any rescue operation in the event of need during fishing, Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan has said. In an official release on the initiatives in his constituency of Pithapuram, Mr. Pawan Kalyan on Friday said; “The Konapapapeta village in U.Kothapalli Mandal has been developed under the Climate Resilient Coastal Fishermen Villages (CRCFV) initiative to tackle climate change and its impact on the livelihood of the fisherfolk, shoreline protection”. Alternative livelihood opportunities will also be explored in the CRCFC village.
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