PANJIM: The State government is in process of setting up a state-of-art ‘Shrimp and Fine Fish Hatchery’ on public private partnership (PPP) basis by redeveloping the existing hatchery, spread over 10 acres, at Benaulim.
The Directorate of Fisheries has invited expressing of interest for setting up the facility, on or before August 31.
The department has said that the private partner will design, build, finance and operate the proposed project on a long term concession basis and transfer the facility to the government at the end of concession period.
The land will be provided on Right of Way basis and the existing infrastructure will be transferred to the concessionaire on ‘as is where is’ basis.
