An aqua museum, the first of its kind in the Northeast, would soon be built in Arunachal Pradesh, Fisheries Minister Tage Taki said here.

The museum would be a part of the Integrated Aqua Park (IAP), sanctioned by the Union Ministry of Fisheries, he said on Sunday.

The existing Tarin Fish Farm (TFF), located at high-altitude Bulla village, would be upgraded as the IAP where the museum would come up, he said.

The project envisaged to include activities like setting up of new pond, trout hatchery, fish mill, Brood bank, retail fish market, Aqua museum etc. It will one of the finest fishery project in the state which will also encourage blue tourism. Blue revolution set in motion……

— Er. Tage Taki (@TakiTage) October 29, 2022

It will have all fish species of the state and serve as a training centre for fisherfolks.

“Three years ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced one IAP for each state and Union territory under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampad Yojana (PMMSY) for bringing blue revolution,” Taki said.

“I had gone to Hyderabad-based National Fisheries Development Board twice to seek guidance of experts on the project which was originally proposed for Rs 100 crore,” the minister said.

An amount of Rs 43.59 crore was sanctioned for the project in the current financial year as first installment, he said.

Er. Tage Takit wrote on twitter that the Centre had sanctioned establishment of one “Aqua Park at Tarin in Lower Subansiri District @ cost of Rs 4359.04 lakh, out of which Rs. 3923.14 lakh is earmarked as central share which will be released four installments.”

Chief minister Pema Khandu too took to Twitter to welcome the news. He wrote, “It was a dream of Hon PM Shri @narendramodi Ji to establish an Aqua Park in every state. Happy to share that under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, first Aqua Park of India is sanctioned to Arunachal. The Park will be set up at Tarin (Ziro) in Lower Subansiri district.”