Satpati
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Satpati is one of the biggest fishing villages on the western coast of India
. It is about 80 km north of Mumbai
, located in the Palghar
Taluka of District Thane
in Maharashtra
. The main industry in Satpati is fishing
and the majority of the population is part of the Koli
community. During Somnath Looting by MOhd. Gazanavi Somnath refugees took shelter in 11th century by Gujarati Somnath Junagad Mali. Followed Maharashtrian customs instead Gujarati.
(Western Railway), from where State Transport (S.T.) buses are available for Satpati on regular intervals. 6/7-seater autorikshaws (that most of the time carry more than 10 people) also run between Satpati and Palghar on a regular basis.
Many people have their big boats (ship) which cost around 15 to 20 lakhs. They go for fishing for 3 to 10 days approx. and earn Rs. 20,000 to 1 lakh. The economy of the village depends on the catch of pomfret and today due to lack of knowledge of the fishermen population of commercial fish ( pomfret) become very less and today consevetion of this is necessary, but no proper measures are taken by Government. The leaders of this fishing community are not rational decision maker and they have failed to put light on the problems of the fishing community.
Today the fishermen community is facing economic hardship because they are fully depend on fishing at the sea hence depend on nature . Fate of this community is that farmers get their rights when land has been taken & used for building DAM etc. but fishermens are still kept away for getting their rights of compensation for restricting them for fishing in areas of fishing in the deep sea due to OIL & GAS pipeline and other similar projects as sea is the real farm of this community which is their natural property like land for farmer.
India
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. It is about 80 km north of Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, located in the Palghar
Palghar
Palghar is a town and a Municipal Council in Thane district in Maharashtra. Situated about 87 kilometres from Mumbai, it is a part of the Mumbai Suburban Rail network which extends up to Dahanu and lies on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad rail route...
Taluka of District Thane
Thane
Thane , is a city in Maharashtra, India, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, northeastern suburb of Mumbai at the head of the Thane Creek. It is the administrative headquarters of Thane district. On 16 April 1853, G.I.P...
in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. The main industry in Satpati is fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
and the majority of the population is part of the Koli
KOLI
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community. During Somnath Looting by MOhd. Gazanavi Somnath refugees took shelter in 11th century by Gujarati Somnath Junagad Mali. Followed Maharashtrian customs instead Gujarati.
Transport links
The nearest railway station is PalgharPalghar
Palghar is a town and a Municipal Council in Thane district in Maharashtra. Situated about 87 kilometres from Mumbai, it is a part of the Mumbai Suburban Rail network which extends up to Dahanu and lies on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad rail route...
(Western Railway), from where State Transport (S.T.) buses are available for Satpati on regular intervals. 6/7-seater autorikshaws (that most of the time carry more than 10 people) also run between Satpati and Palghar on a regular basis.
Many people have their big boats (ship) which cost around 15 to 20 lakhs. They go for fishing for 3 to 10 days approx. and earn Rs. 20,000 to 1 lakh. The economy of the village depends on the catch of pomfret and today due to lack of knowledge of the fishermen population of commercial fish ( pomfret) become very less and today consevetion of this is necessary, but no proper measures are taken by Government. The leaders of this fishing community are not rational decision maker and they have failed to put light on the problems of the fishing community.
Today the fishermen community is facing economic hardship because they are fully depend on fishing at the sea hence depend on nature . Fate of this community is that farmers get their rights when land has been taken & used for building DAM etc. but fishermens are still kept away for getting their rights of compensation for restricting them for fishing in areas of fishing in the deep sea due to OIL & GAS pipeline and other similar projects as sea is the real farm of this community which is their natural property like land for farmer.