West Bengal government gears up to showcase fish recipes during Puja

KOLKATA: West Bengal government is all geared up to give a taste of Bengal's fish recipes to the food lovers during the Puja. The state fisheries department is all set to open its food stall “All fish” before the Pujas. West Bengal Housing and Infrastructure Development Department will handover 100 hectare of water-bodies in New Town to the State Fisheries Department Coproration (SFDC) for setting up the stall .

A space in Eco Park’s Heliconia garden, close to Kolkata's IT hub at Salt Lake, will also be given to SFDC to set up its stall “All Fish.” The decision to hand over the water bodies was based upon a directive of the chief minister Mamata Banerjee that different departments should hand over water bodies to the fisheries department for fish farming.

The water bodies at Upasanashthal (8.74 hectare), water treatment plant (30 hectare), Eco Urban village (15 hectare), SWM area (30 hectare), Diler bheri (17 hectare) were identified to be handed over to SFDC on a 50: 50 profit sharing basis after a moratorium of one year.

The SFDC would try to open the “All fish” stall in Eco Park by next Sunday. HIDCO would source its fish requirements for Café Ekante from SFDC as much as possible. SFDC already runs a stall in Nalban. The All Fish stall will be a star attraction at Prakriti Tirtha as the tourists from other states and countries would love to taste the various preparations of fish, staple to Bengali cuisine.A similar stall is also being opened opposite Nabanna - the administrative headquarter where Mamata Banerjee sits.