CIFRI Awards
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, celebrating its 75th year of the establishment along with India’s 75th years of Independence as ‘Bharat Ke Amrut Mahotsav’ program. To commemorate this momentous milestone, ICAR-CIFRI ranched 5 lakhs of wild fish germplasm of IMC Rohu, Catla and Mrigal (Labeo rohita, Labeo catla and Cirrhinus mrigala) in different stretches of river Ganga. The program was coordinated under the flagship project ‘Namami Gange’ at five different places like Maharajpur, Sahebganj, Farakka, Jangipur and Berhampore covering Jharkhand and the West Bengal States on 5th August 2021.
Lucrative and prized fishes of the river Ganga especially Indian Major Carp (IMC) have been declined severely over the period due to several anthropogenic stresses. Thus, it is need of the hour to re-establish these highly demanding fishes of Ganga through ranching in identified depleted stretches of Ganga hence for holistic inland fisheries management of river Ganga and biodiversity conservation, ICAR-CIFRI has taken the initiatives More than 250 Fishers along the river Ganga were sensitized and were valued to the importance of the river. As a part of the mass awareness campaign, significance regarding the conservation of Gangetic fishes including prized Hilsa was highlighted to the fishermen. The awareness campaign also embraced the critically endangered Gangetic Dolphin species so as to ensure its healthy population in the river system.
The programme was made with great success under the leadership of Dr. B. K. Das, Director, ICAR-CIFRI and Principle Investigator of NMCG project. The initiative was graced by General Manager, Farakka Barrage, Director, Jharkhand Fisheries Co-operative Society and other local dignitaries. The event was organized following the Covid-19 protocol at different ghats with the distribution of masks and sanitizers.
Updated on 9/08/2021
