The mouth of the River Sal at Betul, where shifting sandbars and strong currents continue to pose navigational risks for fishing vessels.
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Nine years on, an unfinished project, an unresolved risk at the Sal mouth
MARGAONearly a year after 27 crew members survived a seven-hour ordeal when their fishing vessel ran aground on a sandbar at the mouth of the River Sal, the long-pending training wall project remains mired in delays, leaving fishermen exposed to navigational hazards as the new fishing season commenced on Saturday.
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Fishing trawlers line up at the overcrowded Kharewaddo jetty ahead of the new fishing season, highlighting the acute shortage of berthing space.
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The real crisis is not at sea, but ashore
VASCOFor generations, the Kharewaddo fishing jetty in Vasco has been more than a landing point for fishing boats. It has sustained hundreds of traditional fishing families whose livelihoods, identity and heritage have been shaped by the Arabian Sea. Today, fishermen fear that neglect of the ageing jetty is threatening not
