Addressing a meeting at Chandpur in Odisha, Union Minister Pratap Sarangi called for development of fisheries related infrastructure in the state and formation of cooperatives in the sector, reports Statesman.
The minister said technologically enabled cooperatives could help the state realize great potential for development of the fisheries sector. The program was jointly held by Laxmanrao Inamdar National Academy for Cooperative Research and Development (LINAC), NCDC and Department of Fisheries, Ministry of FAHD, at Chandipur.
Besides, Sarangi, Sundeep Kumar Nayak, Managing Director, NCDC, Dr J.K. Jena, Deputy Director General, Fisheries, ICAR, Sambit Tripathi, CEO, Livelihood alternative and Shardul Jadhav, Regional Director, NCDC, Odisha spoke at the meeting.