Fish prices skyrocket in Chennai as Puratasi begins..!?

Sowmiya Sriram
Fish prices skyrocket in chennai as Puratasi begins..!?
Puratasi Vratham is commonly observed by most people in tamil Nadu. In this month they completely avoid non-vegetarianism and eat only vegetarian food. In this context, there are only two days left for the month of Puratasi this year. That is, the Puratasi month is going to start on the 17th. Due to this, the meat shops are thronged today as they have to abstain from eating fish and meat for a month. Especially in the Kasimedu fish market in chennai, thousands of people flocked to buy fish early in the morning. On the other side, there was a crowd of people. Due to this, a large number of powerboats and cyber boats landed in Kasimedu fishing harbor with heaps of fish today. Fishermen returned to the shore early in the morning and offered different types of fish for sale. As today is Sunday, the fishermen who fished long distances in the deep sea by barges returned to the shore. Kasimedu fish market had a variety of fish as they brought big fish and small fish.
From fish lovers to wholesalers and retailers thronged to buy the fish. As expected, the arrival of large species of fish including Vanjaram, Batwal, Paal Sura, Tirukai, Bhikha, Sheela, Shankara, etc. was observed this week. As a result, wholesalers and retailers bought the fish they needed through auctions. Retail shops were also seen in abundance at the fishing port this week as fish lovers bought their big and small fish.
Price list of fish:
Vanjiram -1000, Kodua - 900, Sheela - 500, Paal Sura -500, Shankara - 600, Rockfish - 600, Prawn - 400, Crab -300, Navari -300, Panna - 300, Kanangatha -300, Kaduma - 200, Nethili -100.

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