Bengal gets countrys 7th largest fishing harbour

A fishing harbour with a capacity to handle 300 mechanised and 25 deep-sea vessels was inaugurated at Petuaghat in East Midnapore district.

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A fishing harbour with a capacity to handle 300 mechanised and 25 deep-sea vessels was inaugurated at Petuaghat in East Midnapore district on Thursday. The states largest harbour,costing Rs 60 crore,was inaugurated by Governor M K Narayanan who expressed hope that it would provide a major boost to marine fishing.

Fully funded by the Centre,the harbour will generate employment,direct and indirect,in the state.

The Governor said the harbour,the seventh largest in India,would go a long way in meeting the long-standing demand of the fishing community for a modern harbour.

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Petuaghat is located on Rasulpur river and has adequate navigable depth during tides and close to rich fishing grounds. Fisheries department sources said that 320 mechanised fishing vessels as well as 140 traditional boats were already engaged in fishing in the harbour site.

While state Fisheries Minister Kironmoy Nanda was present at the function,the Trinamool Congress boycotted the function with its leader Sisir Adhikary staying away.

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