Mehengai nay mahigiro ko bhi nahi chora!
Mehengai nay mahigiro ko bhi nahi chora!
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00:00So you must be thinking, what is this? Where is it from?
00:07You can see some boats and some broken wooden boxes.
00:13These are not wooden boxes.
00:15These are those boats that used to run in the houses of fishermen.
00:19They used to catch fish and use them for their livelihood.
00:22They used to make a better future for their children.
00:24It was an entire industry.
00:25But that industry has now been destroyed.
00:28What is left of it? Let's talk about it.
00:31We have with us General Secretary, Boat Fishermen and Boat Owners Association, Faisal Panjri.
00:36Thank you so much.
00:37You took out time for us.
00:39What is happening? Why is it being destroyed?
00:42Is the work over? Or is it some other issue?
00:44The reason for the work being over, sir, I will tell you.
00:47You can see the boats that are going in the garbage.
00:51The reason for this is, sir,
00:53the costs of going to the sea,
00:57which used to be paid per day.
01:01We used to go fishing at night.
01:03We used to come back in the evening.
01:05It used to be 40,000-50,000.
01:07The cost of diesel used to be less.
01:09Now, the costs have increased to 120,000-130,000.
01:14So, our job is that you have to go out to the sea.
01:19Whether you catch fish or not,
01:21this will be your expense.
01:24Last year, the launchers started losing money.
01:29Each launch costed around 20 lakhs last year.
01:34Some costed 30 lakhs.
01:36Because of this, people are forced to sell their launches in the garbage.
01:41We have seen that the fishing industry is subsidized in the world.
01:46Do you have any facilities or incentives in this?
01:50No, there is no subsidy in this industry.
01:53If you look at it, we export around 800-900 million dollars annually.
02:02800-900 million dollars?
02:03Yes.
02:04So, we don't get any subsidy from the government.
02:07There is a focus on export these days.
02:09Even after that?
02:10Even after that.
02:11800-900 million dollars last year.
02:15Our season started in August 2023.
02:19It ended in May 2024.
02:22In that, the export amounted to 450 million dollars.
02:26450 million dollars from 900 million dollars?
02:29Yes.
02:30The reason for this was that the fish,
02:34squid fish and other fish,
02:36which costed 1500-2000 per kg last year,
02:39this year their rates have come down to 500-600 per kg.
02:47Why have their rates come down?
02:49The purchasers say that they are not getting the rates from now on.
02:55And when you get it in restaurants, the rates are different.
02:58Most of the fish is exported to China.
03:01They say that the cheapest fish is from India and Bangladesh.
03:07But your expenses are high.
03:09Yes, our expenses are high.
03:10Because in India and Bangladesh,
03:12the fishermen are given subsidies.
03:15Petrol prices are also given.
03:17Tell me, what is the solution to this?
03:19If you break the boats, what can you do?
03:22Did you talk to the government?
03:23Yes, we are trying to talk to the government.
03:26We have a rally in the evening.
03:28We will protest against the launch of the Puraman Rally.
03:33Because we cannot sail the boats right now.
03:35As you know, we have an off-season in June and July.
03:39We launch the boats from 1st August.
03:42So before 1st August,
03:44like Eid is coming for the migrants.
03:47So if you go and see,
03:49there is a silence everywhere.
03:51Officially, the migrants have gone,
03:53but now there is silence.
03:54This is the same for the guidance of our viewers.
03:57Like when a farmer plants his crops,
04:00then he prepares all the payments in the end.
04:04It is the same for fisheries.
04:07If a fish is caught,
04:09then things will be managed with the same trust.
04:12This is very unfortunate.
04:13Unfortunately, of course.
04:14The better our export is,
04:16the better it is for the economy.
04:18But you see the situation here.
04:20This is the issue we have here.
04:21Thank you so much, Faisal Bansi.
04:23I am sure someone will listen to this issue.