Tripura: Union Minister To Lay Foundation Stone For Largest Water Body

AGARTALA: Union Minister of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry Rajiv Ranjan Singh is scheduled to visit Tripura for the stone-laying foundation ceremony to transform the Soteromiar Hawor wetland into the largest water body.

This was announced by Tripura Animal Resource Development and Fisheries Minister Sudhangshu Das. The wetland is located in Kailashahar, under the Unakoti district.

“For the time being, work will start on around 60-plus acres of land for setting up water bodies, and preliminary agreements with the landowners have already been completed. We have also invited Union Minister of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, for the foundation stone-laying ceremony,” Minister Das said while attending a review meeting of his departments in the Unakoti District on November 19. 

He additionally cited that the primary objective of the review meeting was to assess the schemes and projects undertaken by the department and evaluate their implementation in the Unakoti District.

“We have also reviewed the targets for this district and analyzed where we have succeeded, identified loopholes, and addressed other issues. We held detailed discussions in all the departments. The funds sanctioned for the people must be utilized properly. We have set specific targets for the Fishery and ARDD departments and are focused on increasing production in the Unakoti district,” he further added.

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