NFDB sponsored skill development training programme on ‘Fisheries management in
Maun for doubling fisher’s income’ inaugurated at Kothia maun, East Champaran, Bihar
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore is organizing three days NFDB
sponsored skill development training programme on ‘Fisheries management in Maun for
doubling fisher’s income’ for maun fishers of Bihar was inaugurated today at Kothia maun,
Tetaria block, East Champaran district. The programme was organised under the guidance of Dr.
B. K. Das, Director, ICAR-CIFRI (Course Director). Shri Chandra Bhushan Kumar, Block
Development Officer of Tetaria block was the chief guest of the function. Shri Ganesh Chandra,
Course Coordinator welcomed the gathering and briefed about the skill development training
program and also about the NFDB sponsored wetland development project being run at Kothia
maun. Dr. M. A. Hasan, Principal Scientist briefed about the culture based fisheries in mauns of
Bihar. In his inaugural address Shri Chandra Bhushan Kumar, BDO, Tetaria said that the cebtral
government and state government have initiated various programmes for doubling the income of
farmers. This training programme is being organized by CIFRI for capacity building of maun
fishers to double their income. He congratulated the ICAR-CIFRI team for organizing this
training programme at maun site for the benefit of fishers of East Champaran district. Dr. Suman
Kumari, Scientist proposed vote of thanks.
Fifty fishers of Kothia maun is participating in this training programme. This programme is
coordinated by Ganesh Chandra & Dr. M. A. Hasan and co-coordinated by Suman Kumari and
Raju Baitha.