Mumbai: Utan fishermen seek safe spot to berth 350 boats

MUMBAI: The fishing community is worried about their boats in case

Cyclone Nisarga

strikes. Fishermen in

Utan

in

Bhayander

(West) are running around to find a safe spot to berth around 350 big and small boats.

Utan does not have a jetty and boats are berthed on the shore itself.

“Boats can be severely damaged if left on the shore when the cyclone strikes. We have been talking to the villagers of Gorai and Manori for space to berth our boats but they are worried about Covid,” said

Malcolm Kasugar

,

Thane district

president of

Akhil Mahrashtra Machimar Kriti

Samiti.

He said while villagers are being told to move to safer and higher areas, authorities are mum on boats, which are their livelihood.