Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

Vol.30, Jan. Suppl. Issue, 2024; Page No.(S401-S403)

STUDY ON ADAPTATION OF HYGIENIC CONDITION AMONG FISHERMEN COMMUNITY OF AURANGABAD MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

Deshmukh D.R., Bhadave S.B, Bundhe A.S. and Chavan K.B.

Abstract

In the present investigation an attempt has made to study hygienic condition of fishermen community in Aurangabad. The data of adaptation of hygienic condition of fishermen were collected through personal interviews of fishermen by creating specific suitable questionnaire for them. Interview held at the fish market. Total 100 fishermen were interviewed for this study. It is observed that the fishermen are suffering from price fluctuation, lack of storage facilities and facing financial crisis, these are the major factors faced by fishermen community. They also expect that the government should established cold storage facilities and provide loan and subsidy without any collateral security from bank, these are the main problems faced by fishermen community.