Dredging in Thoothukudi fishing harbour begins
The Hindu
₹1 crore allotted for studying expansion of harbour: Minister
Even as dredging of seabed at Thoothukudi fishing harbour would be taken up after 15 years, Tamil Nadu Government has allocated ₹1 crore to study the expansion of the harbour.
Thoothukudi MP, Kanimozhi, who inaugurated the work of dredging of the seabed at a cost of ₹ 5 crore, in the presence of Ministers Anitha R. Radhakrishnan (Fisheries) and P. Geethajeevan (Social Welfare) and district Collector, K. Senthilraj, said the dredging work will benefit 9,000 fishermen families of the city. The DMK government has been fulfilling all its poll promises and attending to the grievances of people, she added.
Minister for Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, Anitha R. Radhakrishnan, said that the Chief Minister has allotted ₹1 crore for studying the expansion work of the harbour.