The second national training programme on ‘Portable FRP Carp Hatchery Installation and Operation’ is being organised at the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) from Tuesday.
Higher Education Minister Dr Pradeep Panigrahi joined the event as chief guest and Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar Principal Dr PSG Krishnan as guest of honour.
The training, which will continue till July 10, will cover A-Z of the portable FRP carp hatchery technology. More than 60 participants from 11 States, including Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Assam have participated in the programme.
The event aimed at providing advanced knowledge, skill and technique of fish seed production using portable hatchery technology. These trainees will use this knowledge to further train and develop fish seed production capacity of the country.
In Odisha, at least 30 such hatcheries are in operational and many small hatcheries operators were immensely benefited from it, said CIFA Director Dr P Jayasankar.