CM: Odisha will soon emerge as a frontrunner in blue revolution

Odisha will soon emerge as a frontrunner in country's blue revolution, with the construction of eastern India's first integrated aqua park at Hirakud in Sambalpur district, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Saturday.

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CM Mohan Charan Majhi waters a plant during a virtual foundation stone laying ceremony by PM Narendra Modi of an integrated aqua park in Sambalpur and wholesale fish market in Bhubaneswar Saturday. Deputy CM and Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment (A&FE) Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan and A&FE department Principal Secretary Arabinda Kumar Padhee are also seen here

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid the foundation stone for the integrated aqua park at Basantpur in Sambalpur and a modern wholesale fish market at Pandara in Bhubaneswar under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana while launching the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) and Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses in Delhi. Addressing the state-level launch ceremony of the PMDDKY and the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses at OUAT here, Majhi said the new initiatives would empower farmers and promote self-reliance.