Thiruvananthapuram: Anchuthengu, a region that has recorded the highest number of fishermen deaths due to drowning absence of a coastal police station capable of carrying out successful rescue operations.
Inaugurated about three years ago, the plight of the coastal areas police There are enough stations here. The lack of proper communication systems, rescue boats capable of cruising through dangerously strong waves and a lack of proper docking yards close to the station are some of these.
These inadequacies become even more important as adverse weather conditions exist along the state’s coast, threatening the gusty winds of 40 to 45 km/h speed over the coastal region. During the last six weeks, four cases of drowning have been reported under the Anchuthengu Coastal Police Station limits.
Vizhinjam gram panchayat president V Laiju has submitted a memorandum to Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian urging the state government to intervene immediately to improve the condition of the police station here. Incidentally, all the recent drowning deaths happened after this memorandum was submitted to the minister in the first week of June. A station official said on condition of anonymity that the station currently has only one boat, which was actually acquired by the police department in 2014.
The station does not have its own docking yard even though it is situated near the lake. The boat is currently docked in the Anchuthengu fishing port, more than 50 meters from the station. This has put the boat at risk of damage by anti-social elements.
Laju said the station needed at least two boats to conduct an effective search operation.
“There is also an urgent need for a water ambulance here,” said the panchayat president.
He said forming a volunteer force with young local fishermen can help improve the efficiency of search operations as they know more about the ocean than police officers. Another problem facing the station is the lack of a properly functioning land phone connection. Often the phone stops working at the station due to heavy rain or strong wind.
“It becomes a problem for the general public when the station house officer is on patrol duty and is out of network coverage,” said an official, adding that the landline number and the SHO number are the two contacts that people frequently contact. Dial to report accidents.
Two weeks ago, Special Branch personnel had sent a letter to the Coastal IG recommending the issue of a new mobile phone connection for the station as an alternative to the landline.
Inaugurated about three years ago, the plight of the coastal areas police There are enough stations here. The lack of proper communication systems, rescue boats capable of cruising through dangerously strong waves and a lack of proper docking yards close to the station are some of these.
These inadequacies become even more important as adverse weather conditions exist along the state’s coast, threatening the gusty winds of 40 to 45 km/h speed over the coastal region. During the last six weeks, four cases of drowning have been reported under the Anchuthengu Coastal Police Station limits.
Vizhinjam gram panchayat president V Laiju has submitted a memorandum to Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian urging the state government to intervene immediately to improve the condition of the police station here. Incidentally, all the recent drowning deaths happened after this memorandum was submitted to the minister in the first week of June. A station official said on condition of anonymity that the station currently has only one boat, which was actually acquired by the police department in 2014.
The station does not have its own docking yard even though it is situated near the lake. The boat is currently docked in the Anchuthengu fishing port, more than 50 meters from the station. This has put the boat at risk of damage by anti-social elements.
Laju said the station needed at least two boats to conduct an effective search operation.
“There is also an urgent need for a water ambulance here,” said the panchayat president.
He said forming a volunteer force with young local fishermen can help improve the efficiency of search operations as they know more about the ocean than police officers. Another problem facing the station is the lack of a properly functioning land phone connection. Often the phone stops working at the station due to heavy rain or strong wind.
“It becomes a problem for the general public when the station house officer is on patrol duty and is out of network coverage,” said an official, adding that the landline number and the SHO number are the two contacts that people frequently contact. Dial to report accidents.
Two weeks ago, Special Branch personnel had sent a letter to the Coastal IG recommending the issue of a new mobile phone connection for the station as an alternative to the landline.
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