Fish Fair cum Fish Crop Competition on Oct 26 at Hapta Kangjeibung
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 20 2022:
The Fish Fair cum Fish Crop Competition will be held on October 26, 2022 (Wednesday), the eve of Ningol Chakkouba Festival at Hapta Kangjeibung, Imphal East.
The fair cum competition will be organised by the Department of Fisheries, said a notification by the Director of Fisheries, H Balkrishna Singh.
The notification further enlisted the terms and conditions for the interested farmers which are as follows - the farmers should produce at least 1000 kilograms of fish and the farmers should sell their fish at the rate fixed by the Department.
The Department will bear transportation charges for the participating fish farmers and cash prizes will be awarded to the prize winners.
The first prize winner will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh while the second and third prize winners will be given Rs 70,000 and Rs 50,000 respectively.
The highest producer of indigenous fish will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 20,000 while Rs 10,000 each will be given to 20 consolation prize winners.
All the interested fish farmers are being notified to apply/contact their respective District Fishery Officer(s)/Chief Executive Officer (s) on or before October 24, 2022 .