After months of wait, the renovated Koyilandy fishing harbour in Kozhikode district will be thrown open to fishers on October 1. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the completed project through videoconferencing.
The harbour now has improved amenities for safe anchoring of fishing boats. It includes a big hall for auctioning of daily catch, canteen service, comfort stations, spacious parking area, compound wall and entrance gate. Two long breakwaters too have been completed in the area for safe operations.
Koyilandy MLA K. Dasan said the development fund sanctioned by both the Union and State governments had been spent for the project. “We have been working for the completion of this project for over 10 years. Responding to the fishers’ plea, it was in 2007 that the work was formally launched,” he said.
So far, about ₹68 crore has been allocated for the completion…