Sanitize
- Perilous Poverty and Debt Traps: A significant portion of fisherfolks in this region lives in the grip of extreme poverty. Their vulnerability is exacerbated by a relentless cycle of debt, as they are forced to borrow from local moneylenders ('Mahajans') to finance their fishing voyages. These loans, laden with exorbitant interest rates, ensnare fisherfolks in financial hardship.
- Perilous Poverty and Debt Traps: A significant portion of fisherfolks in this region lives in the grip of extreme poverty. Their vulnerability is exacerbated by a relentless cycle of debt, as they are forced to borrow from local moneylenders ('Mahajans') to finance their fishing voyages. These loans, laden with exorbitant interest rates, ensnare fisherfolks in financial hardship.
