# Rameswaram women free-dive for seaweed, earn Rs 50 a kilo 2026-08-15T02:09:57+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Women in Rameswaram are diving up to six feet deep without professional gear to harvest seaweed, Deccan Herald reports. They stay in the water for four to five hours at a time, and an experienced collector can bring back 30-40 kg on a good day. The women wear sarees while diving and dry the seaweed on shore before selling it to local merchants for Rs 50 to Rs 70 per kilogram. The low price highlights the harsh economics of this traditional but physically demanding livelihood. ## Coverage - deccanherald.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Deccan Herald, Rameswaram, Seaweed Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rameswaram-women-free-dive-for-seaweed-earn-rs-50-a-kilo/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rameswaram-women-free-dive-for-seaweed-earn-rs-50-a-kilo/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/