Puducherry, June 5 -- Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy on Friday wrote a letter to Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri seeking the continuation of a special diesel supply arrangement for registered fishermen in Puducherry.

In his letter, Rangasamy said the Puducherry State Fishermen Cooperative Federation operates diesel outlets exclusively for registered fishing vessels at Thengaithittu Fishing Harbour in Puducherry and Savithri Nagar Fishing Harbour in Yanam.

The federation supplies nearly 50 lakh litres of diesel annually, supporting around 450 mechanised fishing vessels and the livelihoods of more than one lakh fisherfolk across Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam.

The Chief Minister noted that Bharat ...