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Awareness programme for fishermen held
5/25/2015 12:00:44 AM
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 24: An Awareness Programme was conducted at Aquarium Fish Farm Doomi, Akhnoor for the bonafied/registered fishermen of District Jammu.
A total of 75 registered fishermen participated in the awareness programme covering different areas of District Jammu like, Marh, Bhalwal, Akhnoor, Khour and Pargwal.
During the programme, Kulbhushan Verma, Assistant Director Fisheries, Jammu, deliberated on various Welfare Schemes for Fishermen community of District Jammu executed by the Department Of Fisheries.
The various Welfare Schemes like providing of insurance cover up to Rs. 1 Lac, providing of low cost houses under centrally sponsored schemes (CSS) amounting to Rs. 75000 per unit and providing of Nylon Twine to registered Fishermen ( through Social Welfare Department),were made apprised to the registered Fishermen.
During the programme, fishermen were also made aware regarding the implementation of Fisheries Act like Ban on fishing after sun set and before sunrise, use of nets of optimum size so that small fishes/fry and fingerlings can be saved in order to sustain the regular fish harvest by the Fishermen community from natural water bodies, ban on fishing during Monsoon period so that the population of fish stocks can be retained/saved which will help in maintenance of ecological balance in nature.
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