Guwahati: A silent change is taking place in the fisheries sector in Manipur. The Manipur government in order to achieve self-sufficiency in fish production is transforming unproductive water bodies to productive water bodies through fish rearing and production as a part of Blue Revolution.

Manipur Fisheries Minister Heikham Dingo Singh on November 21, released 50000 varieties of fish fingerlings as a part of this blue revolution.

The effort of the fisheries department has also started paying dividends, in the recently held Ningol Chakouba fish fair on October 26, the sale of different fishes reached a total of about Rs. 3.30 crore per day.

Fisheries Director Balkrisna Heisnam speaking about the initiative said that the department is planning to introduce a Fisheries App that will cater to the needs of both the buyers and sellers.

The App would be launched with a budget of about Rs.7-8 Lakh only.

There is no proper database available at present at the department but some fisheries databases can be collected from the Environment & Ecology Department that will give details about wetlands and farm ponds, he said.

He added that the Fisheries App will contain details about the fish farmers, contact number and complete picture of fishes reared by him. The App will apply to all districts, especially the valley districts. The process for Imphal East is already over.

He added that if one needs to buy fishes for any local ceremony like house inauguration, we need to take into account factors like availability of the desired fish variety in farm ponds, location, home delivery service etc.

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