Indo-Norwegian Project

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The Indo-Norwegian Project was Norway's first foreign aid development project. The project was first established in Neendakara, near Quilon, Kerala, in 1953; its aim was the modernisation of fisheries in Kerala. It also included improvements in health, sanitation, and water supply, including building a water pipe factory.{{cite web|url=http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/5574/|title=The Indo-Norwegian Project|work=cmfri.org.in|access-date=4 April 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://ifpkochi.nic.in/history.htm|title=National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and Training – (History)|work=ifpkochi.nic.in|access-date=4 April 2015|archive-date=16 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516231247/http://www.ifpkochi.nic.in/history.htm|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://karelarssen.com/art1.pdf |title=.Indo-NorwegianProject DevelopsIndian West CoastFisheries |access-date=4 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412105735/http://karelarssen.com/art1.pdf |archive-date=12 April 2015 |url-status=dead }} The project was moved to Ernakulam in 1961 and started focusing on fisheries only. At Ernakulam, an ice plant and workshop with a slipway for fishing vessels were built. Between 1952 and 1972, Norway gave technical and financial assistance worth 120 million Norwegian kroner to India.