Northern renaissance:

Fishery harbours to add colour

Chamikara WEERASINGHE

construction of six modern fishery harbours in the North will begin soon. The harbours will be constructed to meet with international sanitary standards.

New fishery harbours are also being built along the Western and Southern coastal belts in Negombo, Ambalangoda, Hambantota, Chilaw, Dodanduwa and Dikowita fishing areas. Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation Chairman Amal Senalankadhikari told the Daily News the fishery harbours in the Northern Province will be constructed with foreign aid.

Denmark,China and Korea have undertaken the task. They plan to commence construction before the end of the year. Work of some harbours will begin this month. The harbours will be constructed under the Ceylon Harbours Corporation's program to modernize the country's existing fishery harbours. The Corporation will increase the number of fishery harbours from 70 to 200.

He said the Corporation will build 25 fishery harbours at strategic coastal locations in the North.

Denmark will construct three fishery harbours on the Northern coast of Vesalai, Gurunagar and Gandhara fishing areas in Jaffna. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will construct a harbour at Milady in Jaffna. China will construct two harbours in the peninsula, he said.

The harbours will be equipped with water supply systems, modern ice plants and fish processing centres, said Senalankadhikari.