NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JAN 20
The foundation stone for setting up an aquatic quarantine facility near Chennai was laid by Union Fisheries Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday. The union minister, who is on a brief visit to the state, was received by state fisheries minister D Jayakumar along with senior government officials in Chennai.
Union Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries @girirajsinghbjp
addressing after the Foundation Ceremony.@Min_FAHD @FisheriesGoI @offiofDJ @PIB_India @MIB_India @airnews_Chennai @DDNewslive @ROBCHENNAI_MIB pic.twitter.com/QqR1ZpyxzF— PIB in Tamil Nadu (@PIBChennai) January 21, 2021
Later, the union minister drove straight to neighbouring Padappai in Kancheepuram district where he laid the foundation stone for the ”aquatic quarantine facility”.
Shri Giriraj Singh, Union Minister of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry and Dairying laid the foundation stone for the Aquatic quarantine facility and interacted with ornamental fish farmers at Padappai, Kanchipuram District.@girirajsinghbjp @Min_FAHD @FisheriesGoI @DG_PIB pic.twitter.com/SFSYzd2Cuf
— PIB in Tamil Nadu (@PIBChennai) January 21, 2021
After the function, he briefly interacted with the ornamental fish farmers in the locality and said there were huge opportunities for exports of ornamental fish.
Jayakumar discussed the fishermen issue in Tamil Nadu with Singh and also urged him to expedite various projects that were pending for clearances from the Ministry.
“I met him and discussed the fishermen issue and urged him to expedite the clearances for the projects that were pending approval (with the Ministry)”, he said in a tweet.