Question : IMPACT OF COMMERCIALISATION ON FISHING



(a) whether the Union Government has made any efforts to study the impact of power plants, ports, SEZs and residential buildings on coastal lands and fishes;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has undertaken any measures to regulate the amount of hot effluents that is disposed of in the ocean;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) the number of fisher folks that have been displaced by these activities;

(f) whether the Union Government has made any efforts to ensure that these fisher folks are rehabilitated and gain some means of livelihood; and

(g) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (DR. CHARAN DAS MAHANT)

(a) to (g): The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture does not have any information whether any specific studies have been undertaken to study the impact of power plants, ports, SEZs and residential buildings on coastal lands and fishes.