Kerala to launch online fish delivery portal
February 26, 2021
Fancies chances with nimbler private players
Public sector Kerala State Coastal Area Development Corporation has launched Parivarthanam, to deliver seafood to the consumers’ doorstep, and set up a dedicated portal.
The initiative has been launched with a view to improving the socio-economic conditions of coastal communities by forging closer links with industry and enhancing the livelihood skills of the youth along the coastline, an official spokesman said.
Sheik Pareeth, Managing Director of the Corporation, said Kerala has a long tradition of processing seafood to Scandinavian quality, but its benefits have been denied to home consumers. ‘We seek to change this scenario and redirect the processing technology towards the home market and establishing a quality supply chain to deliver fish to homes,” said Roy Nagendran, Team leader.
Surrounded by water bodies, Kochi has always been a sought after destination in the cruise tourism circuit.
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KOCHI: Surrounded by water bodies, Kochi has always been a sought after destination in the cruise tourism circuit. Though many international tourists have visited the shores of the city, the state had little in store for short-term visitors. Despite having a rich cultural heritage, the city lacked a waterfront platform to showcase its performing arts. Putting an end to this dilemma, Kochi will soon get a world-class floating Koothambalam on its shores. The ambitious venture envisaged by the Tourism Department is expected to be launched in August.
Soon, a floating ‘koothambalam’ to woo cruise tourists
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₹4.80-crore performing arts theatre likely to be readied by August
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₹4.80-crore performing arts theatre likely to be readied by August
About one lakh tourists who arrive in Kochi in cruise ships every year will soon be able to watch Kerala’s traditional art forms while seated in a floating ‘koothambalam’ - a cruise tourism facilitation-centre-cum-performing-arts-theatre that can accommodate 300 people at a time.
The structure, which will be readied by August, will largely be based in the waterbody that abuts the international cruise terminal in Willingdon Island, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 14. It could be towed to any location in the backwaters, including to Bolghatty Island that had India’s first full-fledged marina on its eastern side, said S. Vijayakumar, Secretary of Ernakulam District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC).
Seaweed farming project yet to take off
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Studies raise doubts regarding feasibility of the industry along Kerala coast
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Studies raise doubts regarding feasibility of the industry along Kerala coast
A pilot project on seaweed farming, mooted by the Fisheries Department, is yet to take off on account of constraints imposed by the dynamics of the coastal waters off Kerala and questions regarding its feasibility.
Seaweed farming was in the discussion recently when Modadugu Vijay Gupta, fisheries scientist and winner of the 2005 World Food prize, urged Kerala to explore this industry at the just-concluded Kerala Looks Ahead conclave, organised by the State Planning Board.
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As many as 4,000 fishermen, engaged in ‘kambavala’ and ‘thattamadi’ fishing in the coastal areas of Thiruvananthapuram, have been in arms against the offshore breakwater project which they claim would adversely affect their fishing activities. The community claims they will not let the authorities execute the project at Valiyathura without receiving proper compensation. There are around 87 kambavala units in Poonthura that offer a livelihood for thousands of fishermen.
The Trivandrum Kambavala Matsya Thozhilali Federation has given a memorandum to the fisheries minister, Kerala State Coastal Area Development Corporation (KSCADC), and the state government against the implementation of the project, alleging that it is unscientific. The federation is planning to take out a march and stage a protest in front of the assembly complex to draw the authorities’ attention towards the concerns of th