Sri Lanka’s Appeal Court will hear a petition filed by the northern fishermen’s union and an environmental action group against Indian fishermen entering Sri Lankan waters.
The write petition seeking an order to the Inspector General of Police to take necessary action against Indian fishermen entering Sri Lankan waters, is to be heard on May 5.
In their petition, the fishermen’s unions of the Northern Province and the Centre for Environmental Justice claimed that the entrance of Indian trawlers to Sri Lankan waters deprives the livelihoods of Sri Lanka fishermen, national fish production, export income of fishing and rich ecosystem of the Sri Lankan waters, and poses a threat to national security.
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