Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Government of India visited the ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Hilsa Ranching Station at Farakka, West Bengal today.
The Union Minister released tagged Hilsa in River Ganga at Farakka, West Bengal during the occasion.
Dr. B.K. Das, Director, ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore, Kolkata outlined the main objectives and ongoing activities of the Project with the technical interventions for improving Hilsa Fisheries in the River Ganga.
Shri U.P. Singh, I.A.S., Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti; Shri A.K. Jain, Commissioner, Flood Control Management, Ministry of Jal Shakti and Shri Saibal Ghosh, General Manager, Farakka Barrage Authority (FBA) and Staff Members of FBA, Inland Waterways Authority (IWAI), Central Water Commission (CWC) and ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore, Kolkata were also present on the occasion.
The Institute under the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India’s Programme has initiated the “Mission Hilsa at Prayagaraj” with a target of ranching of 30,000 adult Hilsa in the middle stretch of River Ganga during 2020-23. During 2020-21, a total of 5,082 Hilsa adult of average weight of 205 gm has been ranched at the upstream of the Farakka Barrage, West Bengal. The Institute has taken-up Hilsa Ranching initiatives towards Hilsa Fisheries re-establishment in the middle stretches of the River Ganga particularly from Prayagraj to Farakka for livelihood improvement of the fishermen.
(Source: ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata)
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