ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore signed MOU with Directorate of Fisheries, Government of Odisha
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Directorate of Fisheries, Government of Odisha, on 28 October 2021 at Cuttack, Odisha for consultancy assignment on “Environmental and aquatic animal health monitoring in Hirakud reservoir under cage culture program”.
The MOU was signed by Dr. Basanta Kumar Das, Director, on behalf of ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore and Sri S R Pradhan, IAS, Director, Directorate of Fisheries, Government of Odisha. on this occasion Mr Devananda Bhanja, Additional Director; Mr Sashi Acharya, Joint Director and Sri Prasanta Panigrahi, ADF, Inland Fisheries from Directorate of Fisheries, Odisha and Dr. P. K. Parida of ICAR-CIFRI were present.
The consultancy assignment “Environmental and aquatic animal health monitoring in Hirakud reservoir under cage culture program” is of five year duration with the project outcome of environmental and ecological quality indicators for cage culture in Hirakud reservoir and fish disease surveillance and monitoring in Hirakud reservoir.