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China gifts modern fishing nets to 7,500 Northern fisher families
By Dinasena Rathugamage
The Chinese government is providing modern fishing nets to 7,500 fishing families in the Northern region to boost their livelihoods and economy.
The distribution, facilitated by the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, includes fishing nets valued at approximately Rs. 150,000 for each family, Northern fisheries officials said.
The beneficiaries of this initiative, funded by the Chinese government, have been selected from small- and medium-scale fishing families, officials said.