*₹𝟒𝟐.𝟒-𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐚: 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐢𝐯 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧* Union Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh will visit Tripura today to lay the foundation stone for a new Integrated Aquapark in Kailashahar and to open a one-day Fish Festival in Agartala. The Aquapark, worth ₹42.4 crore, is funded under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). Minister of State George Kurian and Tripura Fisheries Minister Sudhangshu Das will also attend. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 Hatcheries and feed mills Cold storage and processing units Training, marketing and retail space “Hub-and-spoke” model to serve fishers across the region The goal is to give fish farmers one-stop support from production to selling, create jobs—especially for youth and women—and boost Tripura’s fast-growing fish sector. Tripura already consumes over 29 kg of fish per person each year. 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 During the event, the ministry will: Hand out Kisan Credit Cards to eligible fishers Honour top co-operatives, FFPOs and start-ups Give certificates to PMMSY beneficiaries Over the last 10 years, Tripura has received ₹319 crore for fisheries projects under PMMSY and the Blue Revolution scheme. The new Aquapark will further modernise infrastructure, improve fish quality and increase incomes for thousands of local stakeholders.