A modern fish market set up by the Kerala State Coastal Area Development Corporation at Karuvatta was inaugurated by Fisheries Minister K. Babu on Thursday.
The market, built at a cost of Rs.1.97 crore, has 35 fish stalls, cold storage, ice flakes unit, office, rest room, toilet, and effluent treatment plant.
The project is part of the Corporation’s scheme to set up 41 modern fish markets at Rs.78 crore in the State.
Coastal areas
Inaugurating the market, the Minister said projects worth Rs.46 crore were being executed in the coastal areas of the district. Works worth Rs.9.14 crore have already been completed. The projects at various levels of execution include seven drinking water schemes, five electrification projects, four libraries, a fisheries station, a hospital and a school, totally worth Rs.37 crore.
Panchayats included
The Minister said Arattupuzha and Thrikkunnapuzha panchayats had been included in the Matsya gramam scheme of the government.
He said the possibility of developing a fishing harbour at Thrikkunnapuzha would be explored, as had been mooted by Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala.
The Minister laid the foundation for a new academic block, costing Rs.53 lakh, at the Thrikkunnapuzha government lower primary school, to be constructed by KSCADC.
Source : The Hindu
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