Rs 20 crore sanctioned for various projects for KUFOS

KOCHI: Kerala government has sanctioned Rs 20 crore for implementing various innovative projects planned by Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies ( KUFOS).

KUFOS said the government accorded the administrative sanction of the amount that was allocated to the university in the state budget for this fiscal.

Infrastructure (Rs 12.60 crore),education (Rs 3.10 crore) research (Rs 2.50 crore), extension (Rs 1.40 crore) and administration (Rs 40 lakh) are the five areas to which the amount was sanctioned, it said in a release here.

The major innovative programmes under research include a centre for biofloc technology, water and soil analysis laboratories, automatic weather station and climate service centre, vannamei shrimp farming and the project for finding out non-conventional species for brackish water and marine species for aquaculture.

Village adoption programme for empowering fisherfolk, a farm radio station, farm advisor services for fisheries, modernising instructional field training facility and setting up a fisheries technical portal and knowledge centre are among significant extension projects of the varsity.

Moreover, construction of a seminar complex at the University headquarters in Panangad, library and hostel buildings in Puduveypu and expansion of museum are also included in the projects.