NABARD urged to establish trout hatcheries in Arunachal Pradesh

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ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh Agriculture & Horticulture, Fishery, Animal Husnadry and Veterinary Minister Tage Taki Wednesday requested the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for its support to establish trout hatcheries in the state besides, establishing nurseries on available government land.

The Minister, who visited the regional office of the bank here, informed that the state fisheries department is planning to establish hatcheries for cold water fisheries in Mechuka, Ziro, Anini, Tawang and Bomdila which will help in job creation and development of the region.

Earlier 5000 fingerlings, especially of trout, was collected from Dirang in West Kameng district and introduced for culture farming in Palin, he said.

Taki also sought NABARD's support for establishing breeding farms for piggery and goatery.

He informed that the Agriculture department is planning to establish nurseries in the state with a corpus amount of Rs 10 crore.

NABARD Regional Office General Manager Partho Saha congratulated the minister for successful launching of the credit linked schemes - Atmanirbhar Bagwani Yojana and Atmanirbhar Krishi Yojana and said that the schemes would result in all round prosperity.

The Minister appreciated NABARD's role in development of rural infrastructure of the state.

The GM pointed out the need to provide necessary boost for lending to the animal husbandry and Fishery sectors in the State by introducing schemes on the lines of the Atmanirbhar schemes which provided substantial subsidy to the beneficiaries.

Saha also appreciated the demand for infrastructure development for the agriculture sector and said that the same could be supported under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).

He said that NABARD would welcome such proposals.

Saha also briefed Taki about ongoing developmental projects in the state viz.including aquaculture training in Lohit district, training of orange growers in Leparada, tribal development project in Changlang as well as other initiatives being envisaged in the state, the communiqué added.

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