Fishermen Group Continues Chakkajam in Campbell Bay Over Demand to Restore Ice Plant and Chilly Storage of Fisheries Department 

Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 27 February 2025

The fishermen neighborhood of Campbell Bay, Great Nicobar, is presently staging a chakkajam at Zero Point to demand the pressing restore of the ice plant and chilly storage facility operated by the Fisheries Department. The protest has intensified as their repeated appeals for motion stay unaddressed.

The Fishermen Gram Sangam, Campbell Bay, had earlier issued a warning concerning the protest in a letter dated 10 February 2025. On 24 February, the group as soon as once more notified the Director of Fisheries and senior officers of the Administration about their intention to stage a peaceable demonstration on 27 February. They additionally said that if no motion was taken by 11 AM on the day of the protest, they might resort to a chakkajam.

As deliberate, the protest started peacefully in entrance of the Fisheries Department’s ice plant and chilly storage facility. However, when no concrete motion was taken by 11 AM, the protesters moved to Zero Point and staged a chakkajam, blocking the street to press for his or her calls for.

Several senior BJP leaders are taking part within the demonstration, together with Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, State Vice President of BJP and Zilla Parishad Member of Govind Nagar/Campbell Bay Constituency; Mr. E. S. Rajesh, District President of BJP and Pramukh of Panchayat Samiti, Campbell Bay; Mr. Ok. C. Murugan, Mandal President of BJP, Campbell Bay; and Mr. G. Venkat Rao, Pradhan of Gram Panchayat Govind Nagar. They are standing alongside the protesting fishermen, amplifying their demand for fast repairs.

The ice plant and chilly storage facility, although operational, is just not functioning correctly as a result of technical points, severely impacting the livelihood of the fishing neighborhood in Great Nicobar. Fishermen are struggling to protect their catch effectively, resulting in monetary losses, and their every day fishing actions are being hindered as a result of insufficient manufacturing of ice.

The ongoing protest highlights the pressing want for the Administration to take swift motion to deal with the grievances of the fishing neighborhood, guaranteeing that their livelihoods will not be additional jeopardized.