New Delhi, 04 January (H.S.): Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying and Panchayati Raj Rajiv Ranjan Singh will inaugurate on January 5 India's first commercial-level tropical RAS-based Smart Green Aquaculture Farm & Research Institute and state-of-the-art Rainbow Trout facility in Telangana. This farm represents the country's pioneering commercial model enabling successful year-round rainbow trout production in Hyderabad's climate for the first time, transforming the climate barrier perception in species culture through technology-based solutions.

Inauguration Details

According to the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying and Panchayati Raj, the inauguration will occur on January 5 following the general body meeting in Hyderabad. This project is located in Kandukur Mandal of Ranga Reddy district, developed by Smart Green Aquaculture Limited as India's first commercial-level tropical RAS-based Rainbow Trout Aquaculture Farm & Research Institute. This center will also provide practical training to youth in advanced aquaculture, automation, bio-security, and controlled biological systems.

Government Fisheries Push

The central government has approved or announced cumulative investments of ₹38,572 crore in the fisheries and aquaculture sector under various schemes since 2015. Cold water fisheries activities are emerging as rapidly high-potential sub-sectors in Himalayan and mountainous states like Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim.

Trout Network Expansion

The Fisheries Department has expanded the rainbow trout hatchery network using glacier-fed water resources and achieved annual production of 14 lakh trout seed. In this sequence, Uttarakhand has signed an MoU with India-Tibet Border Police (ITBP) under the Jivanta Gram scheme to ensure trout supply in border villages.

Additionally, the central government has notified development of cold water fisheries clusters in Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh. The government emphasizes transforming the sector into a technology-driven and market-oriented ecosystem through RAS, species diversification, capacity building, and infrastructure expansion.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar