Fish Vendors in Mangalore to Get Solar-Powered Refrigerated E-Vehicles: First of its Kind by Fisheries Department

The Fisheries Department has deployed electric-vehicles with cold storage and solar panels for door-to-door delivery of fish which is likely the first-of-its-kind initiative by fisheries department. These e-vehicles will be handed to vendors for fisheries, ports, and inland water transportation. In the first phase, these e-vehicles would be distributed throughout the Dakshina Kannada district’s taluks.

Each vehicle costs around Rs 8 lakh and comes equipped with a solar panel, a freezer, swappable lithium batteries, a speaker, and GPRS, and be connected to a fishing department app to take orders. Beneficiaries for the purchase of the vehicle will be selected by the fisheries department, and priority will be given to women. If we include the “Fresh Fish to Home” concept for the fishermen who sell fish on the streets in the coastal areas, they can earn more profits.