Mahesh Kulkarni / Bangalore March 31, 2009, 0:48 IST

The Union Agriculture Ministry has sanctioned a Rs 53-crore project to Karnataka for the implementation of the Integrated Fisheries Development Project (IFDP) over a period of three years, starting from 2008-09. Funds for the project have been sanctioned under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).