Petuaghat Fishing Port

Petuaghat Fishing Port
Fishing Boat at Petuaghat Fishing Port
Petuaghat Fishing Port
Location
Country  India
Location Petuaghat, West Bengal, India
Coordinates 21°26′02″N 87°32′06″E / 21.4340°N 87.5351°E / 21.4340; 87.5351
Details
Opened 2010
Operated by West Bengal Fisheries Department
Owned by Government of West Bengal
Type of harbor Fishing Port
Land area 0.118 বর্গকিমি
Available berths 3

Petuaghat Fishing Port is a fishery port established near the mouth of the Rasulpur river at Petuaaghat in East Midnapore district.[1] The port originated in 2010 in the then West Bengal's then-fashioned MK Narayanan. The port has been developed in 11.8 hectares of land. The port is one of India's 7th largest fishing ports.[2] The port has 400 deep sea fishing trawlers and 200 treditional trawlers. One ice mill, ice house, fake fabric center and trailer oil sales center at the port. It has also been proposed to build a trailer repair center here.[3]

Construction

Construction of the port began in the Left Front and 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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "পর্যটন কেন্দ্র গড়ে উঠবে পেটুয়াঘাট বন্দরে". www.anandabazar.com. আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "India's seventh largest fishing harbour inaugurated in Bengal". DECCAN HERALD. 9 December 2010. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bengal gets countrys 7th largest fishing harbour". The Indian Express. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "২৪ জুলাই মাছ নিলামপ্রক্রিয়া শুরু". আনন্দবাজার প্রত্রিকা. 17 July 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
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