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Prawn farming picking up in Haryana

By Our Special Correspondent

CHANDIGARH, OCT.14. As prawn farming is fast picking up in Haryana, an area of 70.06 hectares has already been brought under fresh water prawn farming. It is proposed to undertake prawn farming in 100 hectares of fresh water area by the end of next financial year, according to the Chief Minister, Om Prakash Chautala.

Presiding over a meeting to review the functioning of the Fisheries Department, Mr. Chautala directed the Department to formulate a comprehensive project to popularise fish farming by giving incentives as well as training to the farmers. At the same time, it should ensure marketing of their produce so that the fish farmers get the optimum benefits.

The Commissioner and Secretary, Fisheries, Shakuntala Jakhu, informed that Haryana was the only State which was given subsidy for promotion of prawn culture. The Department was implementing three projects for prawn farming and 119 farmers had been given subsidy and imparted technical know-how to take up prawn culture.

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