32nd Loktak Day celebration
Imphal, 20th October, 2021
32nd Loktak Day celebration
Fishery Minister Releases More Than Four Lakh Fish Fingerings Into Loktak Lake
Fishery and Education Minister Shri S. Rajen Singh has released more than four lakh fish fingerings into Loktak lake as a part of the Loktak Day today. A ministerial team led by Shri S. Rajen Singh also reinaugurated Experimental Fish Farm at Sendra.
MLAs Shri L. Radhakishore Singh of Oinam A/C, Shri P. Sharatchandra Singh of Moirang A/C, Shri T. Robindro Singh of Thanga A/C, Commissioner, Fishery Shri Shri M. Harekrishna Singh, IAS, Director Fishery, Shri Heisnam Balkrishna Singh and other officials and staffs of fishery department were also present during the occasion.
Speaking to media Minister Rajen said that on the occasion of 32nd Loktak Day Celebration the Department of Fishery, Manipur has released four lakh ten thousands fish fingerings Into Loktak Lake as a part of the celebration. Out of the four lakh and ten thousand fingerings, one lakh and ten thousand are contributed from two fish farmers namely Heisnam Meghachandra Mangangcha from Thanga and Ibosana from Laphupat Tera, he informed.
32nd Loktak Day celebration
As a result of mass fish catching through different methods in Loktak Lake number of the aquatic creatures has been decreasing day by day. Majority of the people residing around the lake is also depending on this lake. Fishing is a main occupation of the people on which the people depends for livelihood. That is why the fishery department is releasing fish fingerings with the objective to multiply varieties of fishes in the lake, he added.
Later, MLA Thanga A/C Shri Tongbram Robindro Singh along with the members of Loktak Festival Organising Committee, Thanga released more than one lakh fish fingerings into Loktak lake at Thanga. Speaking to President Loktak Festival Organising Committee, Thanga Ex- Minister Shri H. Sanayaima Singh said that due to the pandemic of Covid-19 the festival is not organized at the large scale as before. But the committee has conducted ritual prayer after collecting water of esha mapal of Laotak lake at Loktak Lairembi Lampak.
Government Of Manipur
Directorate Of Information And Public Relations
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This Press Release was posted on 21 October 2021
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