With the tourists showing interest in visiting spots of tourism making an entry through the Paradeep Fishing Harbour (PFH), authorities are now making available logistic supports for them. This will not only help the tourists to visit the natural tourism centres in and around Paradip but also generate revenue for the fishing harbour, feel authorities.
Fisheries Secretary and PFH Chairman Bishnupada Sethi, who chaired the fifth Governing Body of the Management Society of the PFH, asked the officials to make facilities for the tourists in the harbour. When members of the Management Society raised issue saying that a lot of tourists are asking for entry and logistic support to visit nearby tourist places, Sethi immediately agreed to provide the facilities. Sethi said there is a need to generate awareness among boat owners, crew members, vendors and traders on sanitation, hygiene and quality control measures needed to be conducted at regular intervals in the PFH premises. Periodical training programmes on various welfare schemes, fishing laws and regulations, programmes of the Department of Fisheries and ARD should also be conducted, he advised.