26th September, 2021, West Bengal
The ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata celebrated the “World Rivers Day” in river Ganga at Farakka, West Bengal today.
The ICAR-CIFRI in association with the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India celebrated the day with a special focus on Dolphin Conservation under the Prime Minister’s Flagship Programme on Project Dolphin.
Around 78 Adult Hilsa of average weight 250 Gms. were ranched at the upstream of the Farakka Barrage. The fishermen were provided with the posters and leaflets on Dolphin and Hilsa Conservation.
The Institute’s Staff Members underlined the impact of domestic and industrial sewage on the aquatic ecosystem and their impact on the aquatic biodiversity.
The programme was aimed at educating and creating awareness among the fishermen and public to keep the rivers clean and to conserving the aquatic biodiversity.
(Source: ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata)
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