The Fisheries and ARD Department has taken up a new initiative ‘Fish on Wheels’ with the project being funded by the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) and the National Federation of Fishers Cooperatives ltd (FISHCOPFED).
The Fish on Wheel, with modern technology and good quality hygienic standards, is though implemented only in a few States, the Odisha project is quite unique having cold storage and cooking facilities inside the vehicle. It is a compact vehicle designed with innovative ideas. Many cooked dishes of different local fish varieties including Chilika fish will also be served to the cosumers.
The project will be inaugurated by Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Pradeep Maharathy near the Chilika Fresh outlet at IRC Village here onSeptember 7. The vehicle to be run by CNG will be kept at one place initially and move to different places after assessing the demand. On the projects’ success, it will be replicated in other districts in the State, sources from the Fisheries Department said.