GANDERBAL, NOVEMBER 13: In order to boost the
livelihood of fishermen, Department of Fisheries Ganderbal today distributed 40
bicycles among the registered fishermen of different areas of Ganderbal
district.
The District
Development Commissioner Ganderbal, Dr. Piyush Singla and Assistant Director
Fisheries Ganderbal, Manzoor Samoon distributed bicycles among the 40
beneficiaries, under the centrally sponsored scheme “Blue Revolution.”
On the occasion,
the DDC said that the scheme was aimed to facilitate better post-harvesting
handling and help fishermen widen their area of marketing.
Speaking on this
occasion, Assistant Director Fisheries said all the registered fishermen will
be covered under the scheme. He said the bicycles would help the fishermen in
marketing which in turn would boost their trade and to improve their
livelihood.
He said that the
department was providing other schemes including monetary help for the
construction of their houses to the fishermen. In addition, the AD said to
uplift the community the department is also providing nylon twine to fishermen
to fabricate their nets, financial assistance for construction of trout and
carp fish pounds.
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