Hundreds of fishermen from Tamil Nadu working in Iran and nearby countries are stranded as war disrupts transport and maritime operations. Families have raised concerns while authorities say evacuation is not possible now due to the closure of air and sea routes
The proposed Koramenu (murrel) rearing project at Sripada Sagar Yellampalli in Mancherial, Telangana, remains stalled a year after receiving Union government approval. Locals and food enthusiasts had hoped the initiative would bring recognition to the district and the State. However, financial constraints have delayed the project.
The demand comes in the wake of a large number of fish being found dead in the lake on Wednesday, leaving about 100 fishermen's families in shock. Local fishermen had claimed on Wednesday that nearly 10 tonnes of fish died.
The State government had initiated distribution of free fish seedlings and prawn juveniles to water bodies from 2017-18 on a 100 per cent grant to provide employment opportunities to fishermen.
Hyderabad: Plans are afoot to take up the development of various fishing projects on about 159 acres of land under different irrigation projects constructed by the State government in Telangana. The officials of the Fisheries Department have been directed to come up with proposals in this regard, with a provision to provide employment opportunities to […]
Nalgonda: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy will formally launch releasing of fishlings into irrigation tanks in the erstwhile Nalgonda district on September 8 for this season. He will release fishlings into an irrigation tank at Nakrekal in Nalgonda district at 9 am. He will also attend a programme to be conducted at Bhongir of Yadadri-Bhongir […]
Mahabubabad: The authorities of the Fisheries Department are gearing up to release a total of 4.52 crore fishlings in 1,075 tanks in the district this year as all the water bodies in the district were filled with water due to recent rains. The State government is supplying the fish seed free of cost for the […]
