Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Gidugu Rudra Raju on November 21 (Tuesday) said the government should provide financial assistance to the workers who eked out a living by working in the mechanised boats that were gutted at the Visakhapatnam fishing harbour on Sunday night.
In a statement, Mr. Rudra Raju lauded the government’s decision to extend 80% compensation to the owners of the boats who had lost their source of living.
“But the boat workers are in a similar situation, as it will take at least six more months for boats to be available to them for work,” Mr. Rudra Raju said.
