Modern ornamental fish trade centre with 188 shops inaugurated in Kolathur 

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin connected Saturday inaugurated the ornamental food commercialized centre successful Kolathur.

Ornamental food traders received allotment orders for the commercialized outlets from the Chief Minister.

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority had developed 188 shops for ornamentalfish traders astatine the centre located connected a 4-acre country adjacent Padi Flyover successful Villivakkam, with modern laboratories, conferencehalls to beforehand export of ornamental fish, parking tons for 185 cars, and 200 motorcycles.

Job opportunities

CMDA and HR and CE Minister P.K. Sekarbabu said the enactment connected the ₹53-crore task was expedited owing to the rising request from traders. “The centre is expected to supply employment opportunities for 1,000 people. In 2017, the Chief Minister raised a question successful the Assembly portion helium was Leader of Opposition. He has fixed an reply for the question today. The instauration chromatic for the centre was laid successful August past year. The task hasbeen completed successful 14 months,” helium said.

Babu, an ornamental food trader successful the centre, said: “I person been successful this concern for 32 years. This centre is 1 of the astir important successful the country. Ornamental food commercialized was affected successful Kolathur due to the fact that of postulation congestion. We requested the Chief Minister to make a centre akin to Uzhavar Santhai.”

‘Attraction for children’

Abitha Begum, different trader, said: “We did not expect specified a modern centre of internationalstandard. This commercialized centre volition beryllium an attraction for children. The aesthetics, method aspects, laboratories, incinerator, and league hallway has attracted overseas clients. The centre volition facilitate maturation and improvement of fisheries courses for students,” she said.

Over 500 families successful Kolathur beryllium connected ornamental food breeding for their livelihood.

Kolathur is an important hub of the commercialized successful the country.

Fisheries Minister Anitha R. Radakrishnan, Central Chennai Member of Parliament Dhayanidhi Maran, North Chennai Member of Parliament Kalanidhi Veeraswamy, Mayor R. Priya, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Kakarla Usha, and CMDA Member Secretary G. Prakash participated.