Union Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Parshottam Rupala who visited the district on Friday as part of his nation-wide ‘Sagar Parikrama Yatra’ hailed the ‘Theera Sadassu’ initiative, a public interaction programme launched by the Kerala Fisheries department to converse with the coastal people directly and take remedial measures along with promoting the welfare programmes of the State government.
Mr. Rupala, while visiting the Beypore harbour here as part of his outreach programme, observed that the initiative was a positive step for ensuring the fishermen’s welfare. “We will keenly monitor its progress in Kerala and adapt every positive changes,” he assured.
At the same time, the Union Minister expressed his concerns over the inordinate delay in completing the work of a harbour at Mahe and called upon the State government to offer all possible technical support to resolve it. “During my visit, I have realised that the work has been going on for 12 years there and it is yet to be completed. The Central government is ready to offer all possible financial assistance,” he said.
