NAGAPATTINAM: The fisheries department has directed vessels from districts other than Nagapattinam to vacate Kodiyakarai. The deadline was set after tension ran high on January 8, when a group of fishers from Pushpavanam in Vedaranyam taluk seized seven non-local boats, citing increased competition in fishing in the serene Palk Strait. "We have ordered all the boats from districts to move …
