Fishing is a main occupation of the people on which the people depend for livelihood. That is why the fishery department is releasing fish fingerings with the objective to multiply varieties of fishes in the lake, said the fishery minister
TFM Desk
Fishery and Education Minister S Rajen Singh has released more than four lakh fish fingerings into Loktak lake as a part of the Loktak Day on Wednesday. A ministerial team led by S Rajen Singh also reinaugurated Experimental Fish Farm at Sendra.
MLAs L. Radhakishore Singh of Oinam A/C, P. Sharatchandra Singh of Moirang A/C, T. Robindro Singh of Thanga A/C, Commissioner Fishery M Harekrishna Singh, IAS, Director Fishery Heisnam Balkrishna Singh and other officials and staff of fishery department were also present during the occasion.
Speaking to the media, Rajen said that on the occasion of 32nd Loktak Day Celebration the Department of Fishery, Manipur has released 4.1 lakh fish fingerings into Loktak Lake as part of the celebration. Out of these fingerings, 1.1 lakh are contributed from two fish farmers namely Heisnam Meghachandra Mangangcha from Thanga and Ibosana from Laphupat Tera, he said.
As a result of mass fish catching through different methods in Loktak Lake, the number of aquatic creatures has been decreasing day by day. Majority of the people residing around the lake also depend on this lake. Fishing is a main occupation of the people on which the people depend for livelihood. That is why the fishery department is releasing fish fingerings with the objective to multiply varieties of fishes in the lake, he added.
Later, MLA Thanga A/C Tongbram Robindro Singh along with the members of Loktak Festival Organising Committee, Thanga released more than one lakh fish fingerings into Loktak lake at Thanga. Speaking to President Loktak Festival Organising Committee, Thanga Ex-Minister Shri H. Sanayaima Singh said that due to the pandemic of Covid-19 the festival is not organized at the large scale as before. But the committee has conducted ritual prayer after collecting water of esha mapal of Laotak lake at Loktak Lairembi LampakLampak.