Pawan Kalyan moots insurance cover for fishing boats in Andhra Pradesh

Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan virtually reviews Cyclone Arnab relief operations with Kakinada district officials on Friday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT

UPPADA

Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan has directed the Fisheries Department to examine the feasibility of introducing a State-level insurance policy for fishing boats and prepare a draft proposal. Kakinada District Collector M.N. Harendhira Prasad has been asked to submit a ground-level report on the initiative, incorporating a case study of the damage caused to fishing boats along the Uppada coast during Cyclone Arnab.