With the aim to augment the livelihood of rural populace through pisciculture, the district administration promoted the concept of first Riverine Fish Farming (RFF) venture adopted by the Fishery Department at Kanke Dam during the ‘Media Samvad’ here on Wednesday. The innovative project of Fishery Department was introduced in 2016 at one of the biggest dam site in the State Capital.
After the introduction of RFF, the production of fish has increased over past one year and has given surplus results. The district administration has planned to promote the concept on much wider scale in the coming days to reduce the dependency of fish production on other coastal States like Andhra Pradesh, Odisha etc.
Notably, the idea conceptualised by the Fishery Department is the first of its kind RFF arrangement initiated in the nation and appreciated by NITI Aayog. “This unique concept is not merely helping in creating job opportunities but this same RFF model will be utilized in the other parts of the country as well after NITI Aayog admiration,” said, Ranchi DC, Manoj Kumar.
According to the Fishery Department officials, approximately 600 trained laborers have been engaged in this venture. Furthermore, around 120 lakh kg fish production has been done. In an attempt to create more encouraging results, the department will utilize 140 acres of land to produce surplus outcome eventually.
Meanwhile, the department is ready with the blueprint for creating more RFF clusters in the Capital city. So far, 28 RFF units have been created in the city near different water reservoirs where areas have been confined for boosting up this concept seeking three important factors availability of water, level of water including flora and fauna found near that specific area.
On the other hand, during the interaction, taking up some prominent issues like ensuring proper water supply in the blistering summer in all the areas and to curtail water shortage, the district administration has asked the department of water and sanitation to form a team and repair all ineffectual hand-pumps.
“Two teams have been formed and will ensure that the ineffectual hand-pumps will be repaired by May 15. As of now, 2500 hand-pumps have been repaired. Schools and Anganwadi Centers is our priority. Allocation of resources and identification of sites where repairing work is to be done is complete by the team,” added, Kumar.
For ensuring proper water supply, 180 water bodies both small and big will be desilted for conserving water. Similarly, out of total number of ‘Dobas’ to be constructed this year, the administration has completed the construction work of 3900 ‘Dobas’ as per the set target of constructing 12,700 ‘Dobas’. As per the State government instruction for fencing, vegetation will be done in and around the ‘Dobas’ to ensure safety.