Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a big gift to Odisha on Saturday. Under this, PM Modi virtually laid the foundation stone of two big fish farming (fisheries) projects worth about Rs 160 crore in Odisha. The event took place from Delhi, where he also launched the Rs 24,000 crore Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana (PM-DDKY) and the Rs 11,440 crore Self-reliant Pulses Mission.
Foundation stone of two projects in Odisha was laid. Under this, an integrated aqua park, to be built at a cost of Rs 100 crore, will be established in Basantpur in Sambalpur district and a modern fish market, to be built at a cost of Rs 59.13 crore, which will be built in Pandara area of Bhubaneswar. Let us inform that Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo and other officials participated virtually in this program.
What did CM Majhi say?
During this, Chief Minister Majhi said that the fish market to be built in Bhubaneswar is an important initiative under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). In this, the central government will give Rs 30 crore and the state government will give the remaining amount. This project will be completed in collaboration with Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Department of Fisheries and Animal Resources of the state government.
The Chief Minister said that this market will directly benefit 143 traders and indirectly provide employment to more than 2,000 people. This market will meet the demand of fish of cities like Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. The project is targeted to be completed by November 2027.
95.47 acres of government land ready for aqua park
At the same time, the Aqua Park to be built in Hirakud, Sambalpur will be built on 95.47 acres of government land. In this, the central government will spend Rs 60 crore and the state government will spend Rs 40 crore. Chief Minister Majhi said that this will be the first aqua park in Eastern India and it will be completed by January 2027. This project will make Sambalpur a center of excellence for modern fisheries.