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Inland fish farms catching up in Thanjavur

G. Srinivasan

Profitable venture for ryots in the wake of Cauvery issue

LUCRATIVE: Workers catching fish in a farm at Orathanadu in Thanjavur district. — Photo: M. Srinath

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Thanjavur: Inland fish farming is catching up in the district.

From a mere one or two fish farms eight years back, there are 250 inland fish farms now.

Search for an alternative occupation in the wake of Cauvery water issue, has made many farmers to venture into inland fish farming.

Out of 250 fish farms, four are major ones, which breed fingerlings and supply to other farms.

Manal. Paramasivam of Orathanadu, a successful inland fish farmer, has developed his farm on five acres of land.

There are 12 fish ponds out of which seven are nurseries rearing fingerlings for supply to other farms and five ponds produce fish for market.

"We can grow 3000 fingerlings in an acre of fish pond. We can get 1800 kg to 2000 kg of fish from an acre."

If we deduct the expenditure of Rs.35,000 for feed, labour and electricity charges, we can make a profit of Rs.65,000 from an acre in eight months," he says.

Harvest is done when the fish gains a weight of 750 gm to 800 gm.

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