Speaking at a workshop in Jaffna on Thursday, September 1, Northern Province Chief Minister, C.V. Wigneswaran commented on the fisheries industry in the Northern Province.

Aworkshop on the Sustainable Fisheries Development Project for the Northern Province, which is funded by the Asian Development Bank, was held at the Public Library Auditorium.

The Chief Minister noted ” Our livelihood has been affected for a long period of time due to extraneous interferences. In our war-affected areas, the fact that so far Navy has controlled our fisheries’ harbours and fishing in general, needs to be taken into consideration. Such interference must now cease ”