Agartala, July 17 -- The Tripura government is all set to provide a state-of-the-art fish market to Agartala fish vendors, especially those belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community.

In a significant step towards socio-economic upliftment, the Department of Welfare for Scheduled Castes, Government of Tripura, has initiated the construction of a state-of-the-art fish market at Maharajganj Bazaar in Agartala. The market, designed exclusively to support Scheduled Caste fish vendors, is estimated to cost around Rs.35 crore, as per a press release issued on Wednesday.

As part of the groundwork, a team led by the Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporation, Deepak Majumder, along with the local corporator, fish vendors, and departmental off...