Cold Storage Facility, Fish Processing Plant and Fishing Port Planned For Kandholhudhoo
Government project awards to develop fishing port and processing facility | Photo: Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources
A cold storage and fish processing facility, along with a modern fishing port, is to be developed in R. Kandholhudhoo under a new government project awarded to 3 Way Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.
The agreement was signed yesterday during the Fishermen’s Day ceremony held in R. Dhuvaafaru. The contract was signed on behalf of the government by Fisheries Minister Ahmed Shiyam, while Managing Director Hassan Ibrahim represented the company.
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The project includes the construction of a cold storage facility, the development of a fish processing plant, and the establishment of a modern fishing port in Kandholhudhoo. No further details regarding the contract have been disclosed by the authorities.
The Ministry of Fisheries stated that the project is expected to create new income opportunities for the people of Dhuvaafaru, many of whom have historical ties to Kandholhudhoo.
Kandholhudhoo was a thriving fishing island inhabited by the Dhuvaafaru community before it was devastated by the 2004 tsunami.
