Mangaluru:

The fisheries department has planned to develop a floating jetty for the convenience of deep-sea fishing boats on the Mangaluru coast.

The government has approved a proposal of Rs 6.5 crore to set up the first floating jetty in coastal Karnataka, said Mangaluru City South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath. He was speaking at the launch of eight insulated cold storage trucks of the Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation (KFDC) here on Monday.

The proposed floating jetty will come up near the Old Port where work on the third phase of fisheries harbor is under progress. The state has approved Rs 22 crore for the completion of the third phase of the fisheries harbor.

Meanwhile, a jetty to anchor traditional boats of fishermen will be constructed at Thota Bengre at an estimated cost of Rs 3.5 crore. A proposal to upgrade the Old Port by providing all basic amenities at an estimated cost of nearly Rs 100 crore has been sent to the Central government after it was approved by the state government. Altogether, the government has proposed 16 development projects in the fisheries sector spending nearly Rs 1,100 crore in the coastal districts of the state, the MLA said.

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