Petuaghat Fishing Harbour Explained

Petuaghat Fishing Harbour
Location:Petuaghat, West Bengal, India
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal
Coordinates:21.7947°N 87.8833°W
Opened:2010
Operated:West Bengal Fisheries Department
Owner:Government of West Bengal
Type:Fishing Port
Sizeland:0.118 sq.km.
Berths:3

Petuaghat Fishing Harbour is a fishing harbour established near the mouth of the Rasulpur River at Petuaaghat in East Midnapore district of West Bengal.[1] The port was inaugurated in 2010 by the then Governor of West Bengal, M. K. Narayanan. The port has been developed in 11.8 hectares of land. The port is India's seventh largest fishing port.[2] The port has 400 deep sea fishing trawlers and 200 traditional trawlers. There is also one ice mill, an ice house, a fake fabric center, and a trailer oil sales center at the port. A trailer repair center has also been proposed to be built.[3]

Construction

Construction of the harbour began during the Left Front regime in 2005. The project was announced on 1 March 2005 by the then fisheries minister Kiranmoy Nanda with a budget of 32 cores, half of which was to be given by the centre and rest by the state. This was the sixth fishing port in the state established, the others being two in Shankarpur, and one each in Kakdwip, Frazergunj and Diamond Harbour. The construction was completed in 2010.[4] The cost of construction of the port is estimated to be 200 crore. In the first phase, the port costing 60 crore was spent. The second step has started. This step will build a dry dock at the port.

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Notes and References

  1. News: পর্যটন কেন্দ্র গড়ে উঠবে পেটুয়াঘাট বন্দরে. 14 July 2015. www.anandabazar.com. আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা. 30 September 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083102/http://www.anandabazar.com/district/mednipore/tourism-center-will-be-introduced-at-petughat-port-soon-1.181002. 24 September 2015.
  2. News: India's seventh largest fishing harbour inaugurated in Bengal. 9 December 2010. DECCAN HERALD. 30 September 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20170101175255/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/119399/indias-seventh-largest-fishing-harbour.html. 1 January 2017.
  3. News: Bengal gets 7th largest fishing harbour. 10 December 2010. The Indian Express. 30 September 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20170302132507/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/bengal-gets-countrys-7th-largest-fishing-harbour/. 2 March 2017.
  4. News: ২৪ জুলাই মাছ নিলামপ্রক্রিয়া শুরু. আনন্দবাজার প্রত্রিকা. 17 July 2015. September 30, 2017.