[Assam] State importing fish worth Rs 100 cr (The Assam Tribune, 17.07.2008)

[Buljit Buragohain]

State importing fish worth Rs 100 cr
By A Staff Reporter
 GUWAHATI, July 16 – The State could produce 1.9 lakh MTs of fish against an annual demand of 2.1 lakh MTs and the State is importing fish worth Rs 100 crore annually from other states of the country, said Fisheries Minister Nurjamal Sarkar in reply to a question of Ananta Deka (CPI-M). The State has launched new schemes for raising its own fish production. These include a Rs 3 crore scheme to develop the water bodies engaging the self- help groups, a Rs 57 lakh scheme for prawn nurseries, a Rs 4.2 lakh scheme for release of fingerlings in the natural water bodies, a Rs 25 lakh scheme for prawn hatcheries, a Rs 15 lakh scheme for setting up a factory for fish feed production, the Minister said.

The State Government has also made arrangements to produce fingerlings of the local species of fishes like the magur, sol, pava, chital, cheni puthi etc at its Ulubari fish spawn production centre.

It has set up four eco- hatcheries in the public sector and extended help for setting up 12 private sector hatcheries of the same nature with modern technologies to raise fish production in the State. It has also been holding fish festivals and extending help to the fish farmers besides, organising trainings for these farmers, said the Minister.

(The Assam Tribune,17.07.2008)


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