Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh Sunday announced that four aquaparks will be set up in the Northeast.
These four aquaparks would come up in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, and Nagaland.
After inaugurating a fish festival in Agartala and virtually laying the foundation stone for the integrated aquapark in Tripura, the minister said, “The northeastern states and Tripura have the potential to increase fish production, and they also have huge demands for fish. Both the Central and state governments have undertaken efforts jointly to hike the production of fish in the country.”
The integrated aquapark in Tripura would come up in the Unakoti district.
Tripura Animal Resource Development Department Minister Sudhangshu Das, among others, was present at the event.
“The project, having an investment of Rs 42.4 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), would act as the backbone for upgradation of infrastructure required for production of fish, processing, and marketing in the state,” said a senior official.
The aquapark would offer services of hatcheries, feed mills, and cold storage, among others, under one roof, as per an official statement.
The park would further serve as a hub-and-spoke model for addressing regional fish requirements. At present, Tripura has an annual per capita fish consumption rate of 29 kg.
The Union minister inaugurated a 40 TLPD milk plant at Bamutia in West Tripura district on Saturday.
The newly launched milk processing unit has a capacity of handling 40,000 litres of milk per day, of which 10,000 litres would be processed into curd and buttermilk.
The milk processing unit has been set up to achieve self-reliance in milk production, an official said.
