Agartala, April 15: The ‘Polia Boishakh’, the first day of Bengali New Year, will be special for the Bengali population of Tripura because a government-run entity of the state on Friday announced to sell around 5,000 kg of Hilsa fish imported from Bangladesh at reasonable prices.
Hilsa will be sold by Tripura Apex Fisheries Cooperative Society Ltd at three counters of Maharajganj market in Agartala.
State fisheries minister Sudangshu Das inaugurated one of the three outlets at the market.
“The price will depend on the weight of each fish but it will be less than the retail market price. The initiative is aimed at supplying the fish to the people on the occasion of Poila Boishakh,” the minister said.
The price of Rs 770 per kg will be charged if a Hilsa fish’s weight varies between 500-800 grams, while one has to pay Rs 100 more per kg for fish with a weight between over 800 to 1,000 grams, according to the rate chart displayed in front of the counter.
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