Bihar fishermen to be trained in Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad, Sep 9 (UNI) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi today said fishermen from his state would be sent to Andhra Pradesh for advanced training in fishing.

Mr Modi, who came to participate in the National Fisheries Development Board meeting here, said Andhra Pradesh was very much advanced in the fisheries sector and his state wants to gain experience from it.

He said Bihar was targeting to improve its export potential through marine products and wished to get the necessary expertise from Andhra pradesh.

The first batch of 1,000 fishermen were already sent to Andhra Pradesh for advanced training and one more batch, would soon visit the state, he added.

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