Hyderabad: Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Pocharam Srinivas Reddy on Saturday said the government would give top priority to fi...
Hyderabad: Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Pocharam Srinivas Reddy on Saturday said the government would give top priority to fisheries development in the State in a big way.Talking to press persons at Secretariat here, the Minister said Rs 11 crore would be spent for fisheries’ growth in 78 reservoirs and tanks across Telangana.
The farmers would get 50 per cent of subsidy for fish seed, he said. “Our aim is to distribute 2 crore fish seeds by June next,” he said adding that efforts were being made in that direction. The Irrigation Department is ready to extend support to construct adequate number of fish ponds in the State. The government, he said, had sanctioned Rs 4 crore for new fish ponds and repair of the old ponds. Fisheries Department would coordinate with Irrigation Department to expedite the process in a planned manner, he maintained.
