People in Kolkata’s New Town area go fishing on waterlogged streets


Team Udayavani, Sep 26, 2021, 1:19 PM IST

In a viral video, a few locals in New Town in Kolkata are seen casting nets on the main road. To everyone’s surprise, they actually caught some big fish including Katla (Carp).

Piu Mondol, a Facebook user shared the unusual incident, showing a man standing on the pavement scooping out a big load of fish.

Piu first noticed fish in the flooded street even as several locals got excited and decided to cast their nets.

She said people caught about 15kg of fish from the flooded stretch between Karigori Bhawan and Axis Mall. She added, excitedly, that they kept fishing till 4 am.

Mondol told local media that huge quantities of fresh fish were distributed among the people in the area the next day.

Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.

Top News

Invest in disaster resilience today for safer tomorrow: PM Modi

SC seeks clarification from EC on functioning of EVMs, calls poll panel official at 2 pm

PM waived off loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of his billionaire friends: Rahul

Government will continue to work to strengthen Panchayati Raj institutions, says PM Modi

Building the future: Chowta’s ‘Navayuga Navpatha’ manifesto sets ambitious goals for DK

Who would lead if US stepped off world stage? asks Biden

DRDO develops country’s lightest bulletproof jacket for protection against highest threat level

Related Articles More

Watch: 2 Malaysian Navy helicopters crash mid-air; 10 onboard killed

Minor among 4 killed in wall collapse in Gurugram

Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Dressed in wedding attire, newlyweds cast votes in Uttarakhand

Social media speculates on alleged death of YouTuber ‘Angry Rantman’

Unprecedented rainfall in Dubai: Social media flooded with visuals of submerged airport & streets

MUST WATCH

Skin Rash, Causes, Signs and Symptoms

11 bullets found in python’s body!

K. Jayaprakash Hegde Sharing His Memories

Grafting Jack Anil

Heat Illness


Latest Additions

Invest in disaster resilience today for safer tomorrow: PM Modi

SC seeks clarification from EC on functioning of EVMs, calls poll panel official at 2 pm

Encounter under way in J&K’s Bandipora

PM waived off loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of his billionaire friends: Rahul

Government will continue to work to strengthen Panchayati Raj institutions, says PM Modi

Thanks for visiting Udayavani

You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.