Kerala - Kochi
Munambam fishing harbour: first phase to be over in June

Staff Reporter

Official from Delhi visits the site

KOCHI: The first phase of the Munambam Fishing Harbour project, slated to be the country's first model fishing harbour, is expected to be completed by June 30.

Christy Fernandez, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Commerce, and Mohankumar, Chairman of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), on Saturday, visited the site to inspect the progress of the work.

They also held meetings with various stakeholders of the project and with the fishermen, according to District Collector A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish.

The work on the harbour is being executed by the Munambam Harbour Management Committee, with the Collector as chairman.

The first phase includes the construction of an ice plant, auction hall, water system, toilet complex and a net mending yard. As the first phase will be completed by next month-end, the tender process for the second phase will be completed by July 31.

The project is expected to be completed by March 31. The officials were directed to increase the pace of the construction work as well as to concrete the pavement in the fish landing area.

The work on the harbour was started in 2005.
(The Hindu - May 21, 2006)