MUMBAI: Rama Bhagat, a fisherman from Versova, navigates 40 kms into the sea on his trawler every other week and stays put with an assistant for five nights. The trip fetches him fish worth barely a lakh of rupees.
Rising cost of diesel and the ice needed to keep the stock fresh are not the only worries creasing his forehead. Coastal pollution makes the business increasingly more capital-intensive.
