February 18, 2024, 12:20 pm By Akshay Hegde Public Archive MOU
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Goa and Department of Fisheries, Government of Odisha, by the Prof. Sunil Kumar Singh, Director, CSIR- National Institute of Oceanography, Goa and Md. Sadique Alam (IAS), Director, Department of Fisheries, Government of Odisha, and in the presence of Shri Suresh Kumar Vashishth (IAS), Principal Secretary ARD, Government of Odisha. This collaboration was a part of state sponsored event 'Matsya- Pranee Samavesh Odisha-2024', a three-day long program held at Bhubaneswar 16-18 February, 2024. This MoU is the initiation of a program for the development and deployment of artificial reefs along the Odisha coast to promote marine fisheries and biodiversity. This project will be implemented under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) scheme at a cost approximately INR 29 crores. This project shall be executed via multidisciplinary scientific approach by CSIR-NIO.