Ganjam fishermen to get toll-free telephones

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Now the fishermen of coastal villages of Ganjam district will get toll-free telephone service. The coastal areas such as Nolia Nuagaon, Agasti Nuagaon, Prayagi, Podampeta, Arjipalli, Haripur, Kamalapur, Sonepur, Kantiagada and Gopalpur will be benefited out of it. Most of the time fishermen are denied to enter the sea, which hits their livelihood. Even their problems can not reach directly to the Government. 

The fishermen are facing various problems from different banks while taking loans for repairing and purchasing of boat and fishing net.But the Government has decided to provide toll-free telephone service to the fishermen community for direct communication with the officials and solve their day-to-day problems. The fishermen are not getting chance to physically present themselves every time for getting information as they are busy with their business. But this service will obviously help them and empower them to communicate with the Government, said an official.

Source: Pioneer