.: Polonnaruwa District Members Gathered.

Polonnaruwa district fisheries organization members including adults,youth and children were gathered to watch a documentary film named "Suffering Grasses" which discussing on effect of Syrian war to the people in the Syria.
After the film people express their view on war and present issues were discussed. After the war in Sri Lanka people are not fear of bomb blasts but destruction have came in another ways. drugs and alcohol have invaded the villages.
The Program was conducted by Mr. Priyankara costa, program coordinator of National Fisheries Solidarity Movement on 25th February 2013.

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NAFSO (National Fisheries Solidarity Movement), organizes fishermen to lobby the government to defend their rights and to bring about good environmental practice in coastal areas. ...NAFSO has helped a fishing community to take legal action against a proposal to build a five-star hotel on a mangrove where fish spawn."We are not against hotels, because they bring tourism and income. But 3,000 families and 15,000 fishermen use this lagoon and all of them could be affected by the developments. Only 200 would be employed by the hotel. The lagoon is our mother, and we must protect her." Jude Preman Fernando, local fisherman. At the present situation we are continuing our campaign with small scale fishermen to urge the government to take legal action against Destructive Fishing Practices around the coastal areas of Sri Lanka. View my complete profile

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Polonnaruwa District Members Gathered.