Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday virtually laid the foundation stones for two fishery projects worth around Rs 160 crore in Odisha.

He laid the foundation stones for the fishery projects while launching the Rs 24,000-crore Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PM-DDKY) and a Rs 11,440-crore Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses in Delhi.

The fishery projects included a Rs 100-crore integrated aqua park at Basantapur in Sambalpur district and a Rs 59.13-crore fish market at Pandara in Bhubaneswar.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, his deputy KV Singh Deo and others joined the event virtually from a state-level function on OUAT premises here.

Majhi said the fish market project in Bhubaneswar was another important initiative under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMM

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