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Karnataka is expected to rotation retired its archetypal oversea ambulance by May, 2026, according to Minister for Fisheries, Ports and Inland Water Transport Mankal S. Vaidya.
In an informal chat with media present connected Saturday, the Minister said that a Chennai-based agency, which had bagged the bid (tender) of gathering the ambulance, is constructing it now. “It, costing ₹7.85 crore, is expected to beryllium acceptable successful different six months,” State Director of Fisheries Dinesh Kumar Kaller said.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had announced introducing a oversea ambulance successful the State successful the 2024-25 Budget.
According to Mr. Kaller, the ambulance volition beryllium fitted with an 800-HP engine. Normally, deep-sea sportfishing boats are fitted with 350 to 400-HP engines. The ambulance volition person to sail retired faster than them to scope boats which nonstop alerts for aesculapian help. The ambulance volition person paramedical unit and different facilities including a mortuary. It volition beryllium stationed astatine immoderate of the fisheries ports successful the coastal belt.
Port modernisation task
Earlier, the Minister laid the instauration chromatic for taking up a ₹37.47 crore task of modernising Mangaluru fisheries harbour nether the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana. (PMMSY). The Union government’s stock volition beryllium ₹22.48 crore and the remaining ₹14.98 crore volition beryllium shared by the State government.
The components of the task comprised reconstruction of aged wharf, gathering overhead tank, sump and arranging drinking h2o supply, reconstructing auction hall, operation of auction shelter, constructing sewage attraction and effluent attraction plant, renovating the bureau of Joint Director of Fisheries, gathering entranceway gate, and gathering food handling facility.
In addition, CCTV cameras volition beryllium installed nether the project.
Speaking connected the occasion, the Minister said that elected representatives should amusement involvement to make larboard facilities successful the State.
Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada MP, said that successful summation to modernising ports, opportunities for tapping tourism imaginable utilizing the coastal enactment should besides beryllium explored.
