SEAWEED PARK

April 17, 2022

Minister of State for Fishing, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Dr L Murugan has said, the Centre would establish a seaweed park with special economic zone status in Tamil Nadu.

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The project will be the first of its kind in India and will come up under the PM Kisan Sampada Yojana.
The state government has been asked to locate the project site and acquire the land, after which the works on the project will start. He further said the Centre has plans to implement projects worth 20-thousand crore rupees, under the PM Kisan Sampada Yojana.
Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to thousands of species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae.

Source : All India Radio

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