DC Inaugurates Stocking Trout Fish

DC inaugurates Stocking Trout Fish

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Feb, 2018 ) :Deputy Commissioner (DC) Swat, Amir Afaq Friday inaugurated Stocking Trout Fish ceremony in Chail Khwar Madyan at Madyan, Swat . Muhammad Tahir, Additional Deputy Commissioner Swat, Assistant Commissioner Behrain and concerned officials were present on the occasion.

District Officer Fisheries Swat, Ibrar Ahmad gave a detailed briefing about fisheries' department activities in the area. He told that focus has been given to improve promotion of fish production of the area and giving congenial environment to stakeholders.

He said that at present two schemes are being launched by provincial government for construction of trout fish forms under equal public and private partnership. After completion of these schemes total number of trout fish farms in district Swat would increase from 26 to 116 and production of trout fish would reach 250 thousand kilograms.

Thus trout would be the third cash crop of Swat after fruit and vegetable and it would be the only district of Pakistan which will produce such a large quantity of trout fish annually. He further project namely "Fish Biodiversity Centre" has been completed at Nagoha Tehsil Barikot that would serve as a research center for local fish species .He further added that department for the very first time has undertaken breeding of brown Trout at Matiltan hatchery.

Deputy Commissioner appreciated the efforts of fisheries department and assured that district administration would extend every possible support to it. He also handed over five motorcycles to the department to boost conservational activities in river Swat. APP/mds/