West Bengal government soon to come up with fish tourism circuit

West Bengal government is planning to introduce fish tourism circuit to attract fish-lovers from all across the globe. Blueprint for the same is being prepared by the State Fisheries Development Corporation (SFDC) for the tourism circuit. SFDC is targeting places such as Digha, Udaypur, Henry Island, Bishnupur, Jamunadighi, and Siliguri because there are hotels at these destinations.
Few months back, West Bengal government came up with a plan to develop tourism circuits that will mostly cover all the historical places in the state. Tourism Minister Gautam Deb informed the assembly about his plans to develop a tourism circuit. The proposed plan includes destination like Bishnupur in Bankura district, which is renowned for its terracotta temples that are from 17th and 18th centuries. Then there is Mukutmanipur, known for being home to the second biggest earth dam of the country.


Introduction of fish tourism circuit is also a part of the same plan and government is planning a two days and one night package in which fish will be of prime importance. In this package, travellers will get to eat a variety of fishes that will include traditional Bengali dishes as well as some new varieties of fish dishes. Chanos or milkfish, pompano, cobia and vannamei are some of the fish travellers would be served in the proposed package.
During the assembly, the minister also mentioned plans of introducing another circuit that will be covering Plassey in Nadia. This is the place where British won an extremely crucial battle in the year 1757, known as the Battel of Plassey. Not only this, sites of historical significance including Hazar Duari and Lal Bagh in Murshidabad are also a part of the circuit, as per reports.