x

Like our Facebook Page

   
Early Times Newspaper Jammu, Leading Newspaper Jammu
 
Breaking News :   Back Issues  
 
news details
Fisheries Dept. for conservation of fish Jammu,
4/12/2011 10:17:01 PM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu Apr 12 The Director Fishries,T Angchook has said that the department was trying its best to conserve fish in JK Waters. Clarifying a news report , he said the department was making all out efforts for conservation of fish life in the waters of J & K especially in the world famous trout streams like Lidder stream, Bringi stream in Anantnag district and Erin and Madhumati streams in Bandipora district, Sindh stream in Ganderbal district, Aharbal stream in Kulgam district and many more trout streams in the State. He in a statement said that extraction of boulder and sand, bajri from these streams is not allowed by the field staff of the department and in all cases of violation necessary legal action is taken. The departments of Geology and Mining who have floated tenders for extraction of sand and bajri from various waters of the state have been approached for excluding the trout streams out of the tender notification. The department of Fisheries neither allows such extraction of boulders, sand and bajri nor is establishment of stone crushers allowed on the trout streams. He said that the department will never allow the establishment of stone crushers on the banks of trout streams of the state. The department has already constituted a high level committee headed by the senior most Joint Director Fisheries to look in to the matter of issuing NOC for establishment of stone crushers on Lidder and Erin stream vide order No 356 of 2011 dated 10-02-2011 and 389 of 2011 dated 28-02-2011 respectively and there is no pressure, whatsoever, on the department from any quarters. It is reiterated that the department of Fisheries will make all out efforts to conserve the world famous sport fish in the trout streams of the State and any move that causes environmental degradation in the biodiversity of the trout streams will not be allowed, he said.

  Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network  
  Comment on this Story  
 
 
top stories of the day
 
 
 
Early Times Android App
STOCK UPDATE
  
BSE Sensex
NSE Nifty
 
CRICKET UPDATE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Home About Us Top Stories Local News National News Sports News Opinion Editorial ET Cetra Advertise with Us ET E-paper
 
 
J&K RELATED WEBSITES
J&K Govt. Official website
Jammu Kashmir Tourism
JKTDC
Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board
Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board
Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board
UTILITY
Train Enquiry
IRCTC
Matavaishnodevi
BSNL
Jammu Kashmir Bank
State Bank of India
PUBLIC INTEREST
Passport Department
Income Tax Department
JK CAMPA
JK GAD
IT Education
Web Site Design Services
EDUCATION
Jammu University
Jammu University Results
JKBOSE
Kashmir University
IGNOU Jammu Center
SMVDU