Kerala aims to develop 600-km coastline as port city, jobs for youth, homes for fisherfolk

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 6 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan has said the government would work towards developing the state's 600-km coastline as a major port city, while ensuring employment opportunities at Vizhinjam and other ports for youngsters from local fishing families. The government would also launch a special housing programme to provide homes to all homeless fisherfolk and take measures to resolve the difficulties faced by coastal communities and generate more employment opportunities, he said. Satheesan was speaking at a function organised by the Society for Assistance to Fisherwomen (SAF) under the Fisheries Department at the Jimmy George Indoor…