Centre sanctions five cr for fish farms in Mizoram

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Aizawl, Jun 15 : The Centrally sponsored scheme on technology mission for the development of fish farms in the state has fixed an outlay of five crores in the current fiscal.

With the help of the Central funds, more than five government fish seed farms would be constructed across the state at the cost of 5.28 crore, the official sources here today informed.

With an outlay of Rs ten lakh for working capital under the scheme, the target is to produce around 50 lakh of seeds (fry) from the fish seed farms during the current fiscal, they added.

During the annual plan 2006-2007, it is also targetted to produce another 80 lakh of fry through wild breeding, which is the technical term for fish seed farms maintained by the private sector.

The Department will contemplate the development of fish farming by renovating of 330 hectares of existing fish ponds under Fish Farmers Development Agency and another 120 hectares for construction and renovation of ponds under Bamboo Flowering and Famine Combat Scheme(BAFFACOS), the officials said adding that this was expected to hoist the fish production level to 2500 MT per year.

A pilot project of giant fresh water prawn farming and polyculture was also taken up in 12 selected plots in collaboration with Central Inland Fishery Institute, Mumbai.

About 357 lakhs fingerlings were distributed to fish farmers at 100 per cent subsidy and 200 lakhs fish seeds along with fish feed is targeted to be distributed to fish farmers under a North East Council (NEC) scheme, the official sources informed.

UNI

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