Union Ministers To Lay Foundation Stone For Modernisation Of Fishing Harbour In Odisha’s Paradip Tomorrow

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala and Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal will lay the foundation stone for the project on modernisation and upgradation of fishing harbour at Paradip in Odisha on January 8.

The Central government has approved the proposal of Paradip Port Authority (PPA) for modernisation and upgradation of Paradip Fishing Harbour at an estimated cost of Rs 108.91 crore with 100% Central financial assistance under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) in convergence with Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways’ Sagarmala scheme. The project will be executed by PPA with a completion period of 18 months.

Paradip Fishing Harbour with an enclosed area of about 43 acre is one of major fishing harbours in the state located on the right bank of river Mahanadi in Jagatsinghpur district. The harbour was initially designed to accommodate 10-m vessels in 370 numbers, 13 m vessel (80) and 15 m vessel (50) and traditional crafts. At present, about 640 numbers of 15 m vessel and 100 numbers of 9 m Gill Netter (FRP boats) are utilising the harbour.

The modernisation and upgradation of the fishing harbour aims at improving its hygienic conditions and making it clean, pollution-free, aesthetically good looking by upgrading existing facilities, providing new, efficient and essential infrastructure, mechanising the fishing process and good management practices by efficient management body.

The project will improve the lives of thousands of fishermen and allied workers who depend on the harbour for their livelihood.

The project envisages construction of a new auction hall and commercial complex, extension of quay wall, shore protection works, renovation of existing auction hall, gear shed, fish packing shed, ice crushing hall, first aid centre, raising of compound wall, electrical works, overhead water tank, solar power plant, solar lights, navigational aids/radio communication equipment, ETP, fire fighting equipment, market complex and paving of roads, landscaping with other ancillary utilities and services etc.

Odisha’s Fisheries and Animal Development Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain, Jagatsinghpur MP Rajashree Mallick, Paradip MLA Sambit Routray will also be present on the occasion.