Following the central relaxation of lockdown for fishing and other marine activity, authorities in Chennai took a concerted decision to allow a specified number of boats into the sea twice a week. But that has done little to ease the suffering of the fisher community; here’s why.
The numbers have already come down drastically from a decade or so ago. Newer, more convenient, options have lured commuters away from traditional rickshaws on the streets of Chennai. So, how are the men, who depended on this for their livelihood, coping?
Around 50 families of the Dhobi Khana Housing Board in Purasaiwakkam continue in the traditional laundry business –manually washing, drying and ironing clothes. But do they get enough business in the age of gadgets? How do they cope in the face of water shortages? And what does the future hold?
