Centre sanctions Rs. 42.3994 Cr for establishment of Integrated Aqua Park in Tripura’s Unakoti dist

Agartala, March 15: The Union Ministry has sanctioned Rs. 42.3994 Crore for the proposed establishment of an Integrated Aqua Park at Kailasahar – first-of-its-kind facility in Tripura.

Addressing a press conference here in the conference hall of the civil secretariat on Friday, the state Fishery Minister Sudhangshu Das said that the department has send a proposal to the Centre for sanctioning of Rs. 99.99 crore for establishment of integrated Aqua Park (IAP) in Satero Miyan Haur of Kailashahar Sub-Division under Unakoti District.

Responding to the proposal made by the Tripura government, the Centre had sanctioned Rs. Rs. 42.3994 Crore (Central Share (90%): Rs. 38.1595 Crore & State Share: Rs. 4.2399 Crore.) in the first phase for implementation of the said project under Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), he told reporters.

He further said that this project would implement covering 115.83 acres of land in Satero Miyan Haur area in Kailasahar.

Briefing about the design of the IAP, the minister said that the Integrated Aqua Park will adopt sustainable fisheries practices, such as biofloc technology and recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), to minimize environmental impact. The park will also promote the use of eco-friendly fish feed and packaging materials, he said.

He said, “Another additional project was also submitted to the Union government for distribution of 100 fish kiosks, 100 Matsya Vaahini (Eco Friendly Movable Fish Kiosks) and 12 Matsya E-Rickshaw to the unemployed youths for the year 2023-24 to make them ‘Atmanirbhar’.

“Proposal was sent to the Centre for sanctioning of Rs. 22 crore,” he said, adding that in response the Centre has sanctioned Rs. 3.40 Crore (Central Share (90%): Rs. 3.06 Crore & State Share: Rs. 0.34 Crore.) in the first phase for implementation of the said project under Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).

He said, “Moreover, in response to our proposal, Gol has also approved Rs. 86.7017 crore as total project cost for implementation of 14 activities under PMMSY during the year 2023-24. Out of the total project cost Gol sanctioned Rs. 43.2965 Crore as Central Share, Rs. 4.941 crore as State Share and Rs. 38.4642 crore as Beneficiary Share. Gol has released an amount of Rs. 15.00 crore as Central Share for implementation of these 14 activities.”