Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: In order to improve the economic resilience of coastal towns affected by climate change, the central government has announced plans to build 100 climate-resilient coastal fishing villages, including Betul in South Goa and Arambol in North Goa.
To improve infrastructure and encourage sustainable lifestyles, the villages would be developed under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) at a cost of Rs two crore each.
The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairy’s response to the Lok Sabha states that the initiative’s goal is to increase climate change resilience by supporting climate-resilient practices like seaweed cultivation and green fuel initiatives, as well as by providing facilities like fish drying yards, processing centres, and emergency rescue facilities.
“To make them climate resilient and economically vibrant, the centre has designated 100 coastal fishermen’s villages near the coast as Climate Resilient Coastal Fishermen Villages (CRCFV).”
With a unit cost of Rs. 2 crore per village for the building of vital fisheries-related infrastructure, the Ministry announced that the CRCFV projects will be implemented with 100% central support under the PMMSY.
Thirty percent of the unit/estimated cost will go towards fisheries economic activities, and seventy percent of the unit/estimated cost will go towards infrastructure facilities at an identified fishing hamlet.
In order to support the fishermen who live in the coastal fishermen villages, the Ministry stated that the primary focus of the fisheries development activities in the designated villages would be on building the basic infrastructure facilities needed for the efficient operation of post-harvest related activities.
“The activities such as fish drying platforms, fish markets, ice plants, cold storage facilities, etc., as well as creating climate-resilient and sustainable livelihood opportunities, such as seaweed” he added
