Yahoo! News - Fed-up Indian fishermen decide to do it for themselves
Yahoo! News - Fed-up Indian fishermen decide to do it for themselves
Tired of waiting for government help to repair his tsunami-battered boats, fisherman Mahil Vahanan decided to take matters into his own hands.
"More than two week after the tsunamis struck the government sent in a crane to lift damaged boats," Vahanan told AFP. "It tried to lift a small boat and immediately it stopped working."
The engine packed up.
"I have to try and make my boats work or I will be without employment for the rest of the season," which runs to April, he explained.
"No government official came here and asked me how to solve my problem. So I decided the best way is to ask for help from villagers."
Tired of waiting for government help to repair his tsunami-battered boats, fisherman Mahil Vahanan decided to take matters into his own hands.
"More than two week after the tsunamis struck the government sent in a crane to lift damaged boats," Vahanan told AFP. "It tried to lift a small boat and immediately it stopped working."
The engine packed up.
"I have to try and make my boats work or I will be without employment for the rest of the season," which runs to April, he explained.
"No government official came here and asked me how to solve my problem. So I decided the best way is to ask for help from villagers."
Atheistbishop at 2:00:00 pm |
What has the world come down? This really says something about society.