A large proportion of the population is involved in fishing and allied activities for their income. There are 514 registered fishing boats in operation which provide a livelihood for 1200 active fisherman families. Besides marine fishery, people of Diglipur are also involved in culturing freshwater fish with more than 700 available ponds. The majority of people are non-vegetarian eater and relish fish and shellfish cuisine as a preferred dish. Department of fisheries works for the welfare and development of fishermen and fish farmers and sustainable fisheries & aquaculture as a whole. Ø There is one fish landing center at Durgapur. Ø There is one fish drying platform at Durgapur for benefit of fishermen. Ø There is one Ice Plant and Cold Storage for the preservation of fishes at Durgapur village. Fishermen are availing of the facilities. Forest:  Diglipur Tehsil partly comes under the jurisdiction of North Andaman Forest Division. Total Geographic area of this division is 1238 km2 in which reserved forest area is 83.08 km2, Protected forest area is 963.04 km2 and non-forest area is 191.88 km2. Panchayati Raj Institution  Panchayati Raj Institutions: Diglipur Tehsil is having 34 revenue villages and these villages are locally governed by 15 Gram Panchayats. The list of limitations of each Panchayat and its Pradhan is furnished as under:  Power:  Ø Power Generation at Kalpong HE Project:- There are 3 turbines of 1750 KW Capacity each working at Kalpong Hydro Electric Project. Ø There are 3 generator sets of 1000 KV & 03 generator sets of 320 KV Capacity at Sitanagar Power House. Defence ":"  There are four Defence Establishment as given below: Disaster Management  Disaster Management: As a measure to cope up with disasters, following govt. building/structures have been identified as an immediate temporary relief shelter in each revenue village. Details of the village wise identified relief shelter is as under:- , Diglipur's chief agricultural products were rice (about 6500 ha), coconuts (3600 ha), rabi pulses (2900 ha), areca nuts (1300 ha) and bananas (650 ha). The city also profits from tourism to nearby attractions in North Andaman, which include the Ross and Smith islands, the Saddle Peak National Park, the beaches at Ram Nagar, Kalipur, and Lamiya bay, and mud volcanoes.