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Chief Minister M.K. Stalin connected Monday inaugurated projects worthy ₹86 crore developed by the Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare section successful Kanniyakumari district, done video conference.
The projects included further infrastructure facilities constructed connected an outlay of ₹60 crore astatine Thengapattinam sportfishing harbour and the hold of groyne astatine a outgo of ₹26 crore astatine the recently constructed food landing centre astatine Periyanayaki thoroughfare successful Kanniyakumari.
The facilities astatine Thangapattinam sportfishing harbour included vessel landing facility, auction hall, acold retention facility, parking area, sewage attraction plants and different supporting infrastructures.
Dairy Development Minister T. Mano Thangaraj participated successful the inaugural lawsuit organised astatine Thengapattinam sportfishing harbour.
Mr. Mano Thangaraj said that 68,300 fishermen straight and indirectly benefited from the Thengapattinam sportfishing harbour, which serves much than 4,800 Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) boats and implicit 850 mechanised boats.
To facilitate hygienic merchantability of the drawback and different for purposes, administrative support has been obtained from the Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department, and facilities person present been developed, helium noted.
The Minister added that fishermen from 15 villages, stretching from Neerodi to Melmidalam volition payment from the upgraded facilities astatine the sportfishing harbour, enabling them to to grip and merchantability their drawback successful hygienic manner, successful summation to providing amenities for maintaining, repairing and safely storing their nets and sportfishing equipment.
He further noted that fishermen connected Periyanayaki thoroughfare had faced difficulties successful bringing their boats safely to shore, starring to repeated damage.
“Considering these issues and recognising the urgent need, a feasibility survey for hold of groyne was carried retired by IIT-Madras and aft consultation with the fishermen, the groyne hold enactment has been completed on with a sportfishing nett mending hall,” Mr. Mano Thangaraj said.
Collector R. Alagumeena, Killiyoor MLA S. Rajesh Kumar and different officials from fisheries and fishermen payment section were contiguous astatine the event.
