Aimed at encouraging fish culture in rural areas of Delhi, the Delhi Government’s Development Department has identified two dozen water bodies in the North-West district which are suitable for fish culture. Officials said the initiative will also help in preventing these gram sabha lands from encroachment.
“The fisheries unit is encouraging fish culture in water bodies and village ponds of Delhi to overcome the problem of encroachment of such water bodies situated on gram sabha land,” an official said. Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954, mandates the gram panchayat to develop activities such as poultry farming and fishery on the gram sabha land.
The fisheries unit of the Development Department has 15 nursery ponds covering a total water area of about two acres, where in the unit produces/procures fish seed, rear them to fry and fingerling size and stock in public and private waters.
The fisheries unit of Delhi Government has produced 18.25 lakh fish seeds and 680 MT fish so far during the current financial year, officials said.
