Tripura has been awarded on 70th Republic Day for maintaining the
cleanest and most hygienic fish market in India by National Fisheries
Development Board (NFDB).
The wholesale fish market of M G Bazar in
Agartala has been built at the cost of Rs 2.25 Cr with modern facilities
including, scientific sanitation system, for which the state entered
into the award category.
More than 100 fish markets across the country
had made entry for the award under swachha market component of Prime
Minister’s Swachha Bharat Abhiyan last year, which was aimed to create
competitive environment among the markets in terms of cleanliness and
hygiene, officials of NFDB said here.
