Fish lovers in the city will now get to relish a variety of dishes of local fishes within a few minutes of order with the introduction of ‘Fish on Wheels’ on Monday.
Fish on Wheels, a mobile van run by CNG, was inaugurated at the Chilika Fresh outlet at IRC Village here by BMC Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena, MlA Priyadarshi Mishra and Fisheries Department Secretary Bishnupad Sethi.
The project is being funded by the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) and the National Federation of Fishers Cooperatives ltd (FISHCOPFED).
Initially, the van will stand at one place and serve cooked dishes of different local fishes including Chilika fish at affordable prices. The dishes include fish cutlets, chilly fish, fish chop, fish fry, fish curry, prawn Pokada and lots more. later, assessing the customers’ demands, the van will move to other places in the city.
“After analysing the projects’ success, 20 more such vans will be rolled out in the city and later in other districts in the State,” said the Fisheries Secretary. Among others, FISHCOPFED Vice-Chairman Prasad Rao Dora and MD Bimal Mishra and Fisheries Director P Krishna Mohan were present.