Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will inaugurate the Juvvaladinne fishing harbour in Bogole mandal of Nellore district in virtual mode from his camp office at Tadepalli on March 12 (Tuesday).
Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy will also distribute the fifth tranche of compensation to the fisherfolk families who lost their livelihoods due to the pipeline works of the ONGC. The compensation is being paid by the ONGC through the State government.
Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister Seediri Appalaraju, in a release on March 11 (Monday), said that the fishing harbour was constructed at an estimated cost of ₹289 crore. The fishing harbour will benefit 25,000 fisherfolk families and provide a safe and secured harbour for 1,250 motorised and mechanised boats. The harbour will increase the annual marine fish production by 41,250 tonnes per annum (TPA).
