CIFRI Awards
The ICAR-CIFRI has organized one-day awareness program on fish disease surveillance and Report fish disease application program for effective health management under the NSPAAD phase II project funded by Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) at ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore, Kolkata. Under the supervision of the Director, ICAR-CIFRI, Dr. B.K. Das, 26 officials from Jharkhand state livelihood promotion society, under Rural development department, Jharkhand were enlightened about the newly developed application ‘Report fish disease’ on 27th December 2023. These officials were working for the development of the fisheries sector in Seraikela, Khunti and Gumla districts of Jharkhand. The application was installed on the mobile phones of officials and the working principle and benefits were informed. The team also enlightens the gathering on several areas of disease surveillance and health management of fish including the aquatic environment vis-à-vis antimicrobial resistance issues, the status of fish disease management, sustainable approaches for aquaculture development, etc.
The program was coordinated by Dr. Vikash Kumar, Mr. Asim Kumar Jana and research scholar of the NSPAAD Phase II project Souvik Dhar, Anupam Adhikari with great efficiency.
