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Govt to start Rs50m fisheries
project
GILGIT-The government has decided to start a project in Ghizer
district at a cost of Rs50 million For the development and
conservation of trout, Northern Areas Fisheries Deputy
Director Syed Ali Shah said on Wednesday.
Speaking at a consultative meeting organized by Northern Areas
Conservation Strategy at Gahkuch, Mr Shah said the Northern
Areas aquatic conditions were conducive for trout breeding and
in this regard technical assistance had been sought from the
Aga Khan Rural Support Programme to enhance the skills of the
community.
He said 13 women had been trained to encourage trout fishing
at commercial scale and the Northern Areas fisheries
department had offered 75 per cent share in fishing proceeds
for communities to raise awareness about the natural and water
resources.
Replying to a question, he said there were only 51 employees
of the department in the district who were insufficient to
check illegal fishing as the fishing belt spanned over 2,500km
area.
He lamented that the picnickers often used dynamite and nets
for fishing that badly affected fish breeding in the Gilgit
River. He said the department had booked 200 people on charges
of illegal fishing but they managed to escape prosecution
because of legal loopholes.
CONSERVATION FORUM: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF),
Pakistan, held the first session of the Conservation Forum in
collaboration with NGOs and government departments at Gilgit
Conservation and Information Centre.
A WWF official said the purpose of the forum was to provide a
platform for professionals, activists and officials for
exchanging ideas, expertise and knowledge about the
environment and conservation in the region. District
conservation committee chairman Mohammad Ali Shezada presided
over the session.
AWARDS SET UP: Northern Areas Conservation Strategy (NACS) has
established awards for people from media, government and NGOs,
who play an active role in highlighting the environmental
issues in Northern Areas, NACS-IUCN Communication Coordinator
M. Ismail Khan told journalists on Friday. He said the awards
would be given on the eve of World Environment Day in June.
Courtesy Daily Dawn
November 21, 2001
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