Manipuri fish farmer to interact with CS probationers
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIPR

Imphal, August 21 2024: A progressive fish farmer of Manipur, Salam Rohendro Singh of Laphupat Tera under Imphal West district has been invited to share his rich experience in fish farming to young civil service probationers Who are attending 99th Foundation Course in the country's prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mus-soorie, Uttarakhand.

The three months foundation course is scheduled to commence from August 26 and culminate on November 29.He will interact with young civil servants from All India Services consisting officers of Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Forest Service and Central Services as well as officers from Royal Bhutan Service on the topic - Agriculture and Allied Sector in the last week of October for ninety minutes.

Earlier, S Rohendro attended two interactive sessions at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in 2023 on the invitation of the later and shared his journey towards transformation as a progressive fish farmer in Manipur.

Rohendro is one of the pioneers of Sareng culture in Manipur.

Recently, he was in the news for creating a breakthrough in breeding of Meitei Sareng (Wallago attu) .

So far, he has received first prize in the State Level Fish Fair, 2021 organised by the Department of Fisheries for producing highest quantity of fish in the mela.

The College of Fisheries, Lembucherra, Tripura had also awarded him with Haricharan Das Best Progressive Fish Farmer Award in 2022.Later in 2023, he was conferred ICAR - Farmer Innovative Award in Umiam, Meghalaya for his outstanding contribution in revival of Sareng in Manipur.

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