Two weeks after Chief Minister Jayalalithaa laid the foundation stone for building six fish landing centres in the district, two private companies conducted ‘boomi puja’ on Monday for building four centres.
The Chief Minister had laid the foundation stone for the centres on July 15 through video conferencing, fulfilling the long-pending demand of the fishermen.
The two private firms, qualified in a tender process, began the construction by performing the puja at Muhuntharayar Chathiram, Thangachimadam, Danushkodi and Pamban
“We will make ready the four centres within the project period of one and a half years,” sources in the private firms said. Besides, two more fish landing centres are also coming up at Vedalai and T Mariyur at a total cost of Rs. 44.70 crore, official sources said.
The landing centres at Danushkodi, Muhuntharayar Chathiram and Thangachimadam would have boat jetties, while the Pamban centre would have wharf with diapharm wall, the sources said.
The centres would have auction centres, fish drying platforms and concrete roads. Barring the centres at Dhanushkodi and Muhuntharayar Chathiram, the others would have facilities for net mending, the sources added.
The fish landing centres were being built with financial assistance from Nabard, sources said.
