FAHD Minister Parshottam Rupala Visits Odisha, Reviews Fisheries Ecosystem And Livelihood Generation Projects

Balasore, March 25 (TNA) Union Cabinet Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala visited Odisha for review meeting programme with a vision to strengthen the fisheries sector development including other works for participating in Krishi Sanyantra Mela, 2023.

He was welcomed by the Department of fisheries officials along with the fishermen, fish farmers and various related stakeholders at Balasore. The review meeting program had already been initiated in other State/Union Territories of the country as well, where Shri Parshottam Rupala interacted with beneficiaries, fishermen, fish farmers, traders and other respective stakeholders regarding fisheries sector development.

The review meeting was held at NOCCI Balasore Infrastructure Company at Bampada. Rupala, attended the event that highlighted significant achievements and success of Department of Fisheries, GoI such as sanction of the construction of 47 new freshwater finfish, 2 Prawn hatcheries, 4 brackish water hatcheries, 4 Large Marine finfish hatcheries, Stage II fishing harbour at Astaranga (Nuagarh) Puri District, 18 Ice Plants/Cold storages, 12 Fish Retail Markets and 32 Fish Kiosks, 18 new Fish Feed Mill Units and 3 Fish Feed Plants.