Up-scaling of climate-friendly pen aquaculture technology for improved livelihood, employment generation and enhanced

income of wetland fishers of North-eastern India

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- NMHS PROJECT ANNUAL REPORT 2019 REPORT ANNUAL PROJECT NMHS

ICAR-CENTRAL INLAND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE Barrackpore, Kolkata – 700 120

National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS) NMHS Annual Progress Report – Proforma

Kindly fill the NMHS Annual Progress Report segregated into following 11 segments, as applicable to the objectives&quantifiable outcomes of your NMHS Project. 1. Project Information 2. Project Site Details 3. Project Activities Chart w.r.t. Timeframe [Gantt or PERT] 4. Financial and Resource Information 5. Equipment and Asset Information 6. Expenditure Statement and Utilization Certificate (UC) 7. Project Beneficiary Groups 8. Project Progress Summary (as applicable to the project) 9. Project Linkages (with concerned Institutions/ State Agencies) 10. Knowledge Products– Publication, recommendations, etc. 11. Project Concluding Remarks

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NMHS Progress Report (Period from April 2019 to March 2020)

1. Project Information

Project ID: NMHS/2017-18/MG27/11 Sanction 23.02.2018 Date:

Project Title: Up-scaling of climate-friendly pen aquaculture technology for improved livelihood, employment generation and enhanced income of wetland fishers of North-eastern India

BTG: Livelihood options and employment generation (erroneously shown in the NMHS portal as ‘Water resource management’)

PI and Dr. B. K. Bhattacharjya, Principal Scientist Affiliation ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute Barrackpore, Kolkata, (Institution): West Bengal -700120. (Posted at ICAR-CIFRI Regional Centre, , –781 006, ) Name & 1. Dr. Sona Yengkokpam, Senior Scientist, ICAR-CIFRI Regional Centre, Address of the Dispur, Guwahati – 781 006, Assam. Co-PI, if any: 2. Dr. Dipesh Debnath, Senior Scientist, ICAR-CIFRI Regional Centre, Dispur, Guwahati – 781 006, Assam. 3. Dr. Piyashi Debroy, Scientist, ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore, Kolkata – 700 120, West Bengal. 4. Dr. S.C.S. Das, Scientist, ICAR-CIFRI Regional Centre, Dispur, Guwahati – 781 006, Assam (From February 2020 onward).

Structured Pen culture technology developed by ICAR-CIFRI was upscaled in Takmu Abstract - pat, Manipur by using CIFRI-HDPE pens. Up-scaling of the technology detailing the resulted in enhancement of fish productivity from net-pens in Takmu current year pat by 48.6%. The pen culture technology also resulted in an increase of progress [Word 47% in monthly income from Rs. 13,300/-month to Rs. 19,518/- per Limit 250 month thereby improving economic conditions of the fishers of Takmu words]: pat. A Field day was organised on the occasion of fish harvest from pen enclosures in Takmu pat, Manipur on 27-09-2019. After the successful harvest from pens, the existing pens were refined and made in to floating circular pens (two no.) by incorporating ITK-based floating macrophyte mass (phomdi) abundantly found in the lake. For the implementation of NMHS project in a NMHS 2020 NMHS-Annual Progress Report (APR) Proforma Page 2 of 18

preliminary survey of the beels of Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh was undertaken which suggested Bor beel for the project i.e., pen aquaculture demonstration. Thereafter, a baseline study was carried out to assess the ecology and fisheries of Bor beel in Namsai district which indicated productive environment for fish production (e.g., o temperature: 32 C, DO: 4.8 mg/l, free CO2: 8 mg/l, pH: 7.1, TDS: 113 mg/l, specific conductivity: 229 uS/cm and total alkalinity: 107 mg/l). Five pens of 0.1 ha area each were constructed using LDPE net-lined bamboo screens and bamboo poles. The pens were stocked with fingerlings of Indian major carps (IMCs). Primary data on socio- economic conditions of fishers around Bor beel collected during the period showed that 91% fishers belonged to BPL category with average annual income of Rs. 64,000/-. A stakeholder consultation on pen aquaculture was organised in Bor beel, Arunachal Pradesh on 02-08- 2019. A workshop on ‘Pen aquaculture technology for improved livelihood’ was organised in Namsai district, Arunachal Pradesh at Jona III village on the banks of Bor beel on 04-02-2020 for capacity building of local beel users. In Meghalaya, Kumligaon beel in South-west Garo Hills district was selected for demonstration of pen aquaculture. Five HDPE pens (0.1 ha area each) were delivered to Department of Fisheries, Tura, Garo Hills. The installations of the pens were delayed due to travel restrictionto Meghalaya for COVID 19 pandemic.

Project Partner Affiliations Role & Responsibilities Name Partner 1 Directorate of Fisheries, (i) Took the major role in selection of Manipur, Lamphelpat, Imphal - pen aquaculture site and fishers in 795005 Takmu pat, (ii) Nominated District Fishery Officer, Bishnupur district as the Nodal Officer of NMHS project to help in planning and implementation of the project. (iii) A high level team led by the Director of Fisheries, Manipur participated in the inception workshop at Guwahati along with selected fishers. (iv) Have been providing logistic and local help in implementation of the project activities. Partner 2 Directorate of Fisheries, (i) Suggested that the proposed Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar project work be carried out in Namsai District of AP.

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(ii) Two officials from the Directorate working in Namsai District participated in the inception workshop at Guwahati along with selected fishers. (iii) Nominated a senior fishery officer as the Nodal Officer, who helped in selecting pen aquaculture sites and wetland fishers as well as monitored proper implementation of the project in AP. (iv) Provided logistic and local help in implementation of project activities at Bor beel, Arunachal Pradesh. Partner 3 Directorate of Fisheries, (i) Suggested that the proposed Meghalaya, Clive Colony, project work be carried out in Garo Shillong – 793003. Hills region of Meghalaya probably in Kumligaon beel. (ii) Three officials from the Directorate of Fisheries, Meghalaya (including 2 from Garo Hills region) participated in the inception workshop at Guwahati. (iii) Agreed to nominate a senior fishery officer working in Garo Hills region as the Nodal Officer, who would help in selection of fishers as well as monitoring proper implementation of the project. (iv) Agreed to provide logistic and local help in implementation of the project activities. [Add]

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2. Project Site Details Project Site: Selected floodplain wetlands located in (i) Bishnupur district of Manipur (Takmu pat), (ii) Garo Hills region of Meghalaya and (iii) Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh. IHR States Covered: Manipur, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh Long. & Lat.: Takmu pat, Bishnupur district, Manipur: N 24o30’53’’& E 93o47’5’’, Bor beel, Namsai District, Arunachal Pradesh: N 27o73’2’’, E 95o84’1’’, Kumligaon beel, Garo Hills, Meghalaya: N 25o30’41’’ & E 89o54’27’’ Site Maps* (No.):

Map of with balloons indicating the project sites. Site Photographs* (No.):

Pens installed in Takmu pat, Bishnupur district of Manipur

Culture site in Bor beel, Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh.

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Kumligaon beel in South-west Garo Hills region of Meghalaya: proposed beel for pen culture demonstration. *Attach a separate Descriptive Annexure/ Files (.JPG, .TIFF, etc.). 3. Project Activities Chart w.r.t. Timeframe [Gantt or PERT]

PROJECT DESCRIPTION OF WORK UNDERTAKEN(YEAR 2019- QUANTIFIABLE OUTPUTS ACTIVITIES 2020) Project Activity 1 Refinement of pen culture technology in Takmu pat, Annexure I Manipur. Project Activity 2 Estimation of fish production in Takmu pat after Annexure II adoption of pen culture. Project Activity 3 Assessments of economic conditions of fishers of Annexure III Takmu pat after adoption of pen aquaculture technology. Project Activity 4 Field day on pen aquaculture in Takmu pat, Manipur. Annexure IV Project Activity 5 Assessment of fishery and ecology of Bor beel, Annexure V Arunachal Pradesh. Project Activity 6 Stakeholder consultation meeting on pen Annexure VI aquaculture in Bor beel, Arunachal Pradesh. Project Activity 7 Socio-economic survey of fishers of Bor beel, Namsai Annexure VII District, Arunachal Pradesh (Pre-pen installation). Project Activity 8 Initiation of pen aquaculture in Bor beel, Namsai Annexure VIII district of Arunachal Pradesh. Project Activity 9 Refinement of pen design in Takmu pat, Manipur. Annexure IX Project Activity 10 Workshop on ‘Pen aquaculture technology for Annexure X improved livelihood’ at Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh. Project Activity 11 Study on ecology and fisheries of Kumligaon beel of Annexure XI Garo Hills district, Meghalaya and initiation of pen aquaculture Project Activity 12 Publications Annexure XII

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4. Financial and Resource Information Note: A separate bank account is expected to be opened for NMHS Project as per the provision of Direct Beneficiary Account (DBA) as laid out by the Govt. of India and also facilitate the audit of accounts. The interest earned out of the NMHS project funds should be reported clearly in the utilization certificate.

Total Grant: 87,88,200 Grant Received Date: 22.02.2018

Project Affiliations/ Budget Allocated to Work Done by each Project Partner(s) Institution Partner Partner 1 Directorate of Directorate of Fisheries, Govt. Fisheries, Govt. of of Manipur, Lamphelpat, Manipur, Nil Imphal 795005, Lamphelpat, Imphal 795005, Partner 2 Directorate of Work plan is being Fisheries, Govt. of implemented during 2020-21 Nil Arunachal Pradesh,Itanagar Partner 3 Directorate of Work plan initiated during Fisheries, Govt. of 2019-20 and to be Meghalaya, Clive Nil implemented during 2020-21 Colony, Shillong- 793003 [Add]

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Project Staff Information: S. No. Name Qualification Designation Fellowship/ Wages Remarks paid 1. N. Dorendro M. F. Sc. JRF 1,78,752 Left the job Singh(July 2018- Sept 2019) 2. Violina Hazarika M. Sc JRF 28,792 Working (March 2020- satisfactorily present) 3. Tongsin Victor B. F. Sc. TA 1,66,200 -do- Anal

4. Sanjit Saikia M. Sc. TA 1,33,983 -do-

5. Equipment and Asset Information: Nil* S. Equipment Details Cost Date of Photographs Lowest No. Name (Qty) (Make/ Installation of Quotation, if Model) Equipment* not purchased 1. Equipment 1 2. Equipment 2 3. Equipment 3 [Add] [Add] Note: Attach a Descriptive Annexure/ File separately. * Nitrogen/ protein analyser equipment sanctioned for 2019-20 worth Rs. 5,00,000/- was tendered twice, but satisfactory quotations were not received; hence it is re-tendered once again.

6. Expenditure Statement and Utilization Certificate Please update the annual Expenditure Statement and Utilization Certificate (UC) periodically.

Expenditure Information (Based on estimates recorded in project expenditure register maintained at the project implementation Centre, i.e., ICAR-CIFRI Regional Centre, Guwahati. For exact expenditure statement and UC, please see the attached document issued from the HQs, i.e., ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore): S. Financial Position/Budget Funds Expenditure % of Total cost No. Head Sanctioned I Salaries/Manpower cost 6,84,000 5,07,727* 14.6 II Travel 4,00,000 1,65,441 4.7

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III Expendables & Consumables 2,00,000 31,630 0.9 IV Contingencies - - V Activities & Other Project cost 11,60,000 4,18,000 11.98 VI Institutional Charges - - VII Equipments 10,45,000 9,53,287 27.3 Total 34,89,000 20,76,085 59.48 Interest accrued Grand Total

Period Expenditure Statement* Utilization Certificate (UC)* Annual Attached Attached

*Attach the descriptive Annexure/ File in the prescribed NMHS format. Amount Amount Amount Expenditure Sl. Fund Head Sanctioned Sanction Sanction Released Balance up to No. Indicated 1st year ed 2nd ed 3rd 31.03.2020 year year Multi-parameter water quality 1 7,48,368 probe 1 set Rs.7 lacs. Computer with accessories Rs.0.70 2 70,109 lacs (desktop, printer, scanner, UPS)

3 Note Book PC Rs.0.06 lacs 53,999 10,45,000 5,00,000 10,45,000 91713 953287 4 Digital camera Rs.0.06 lacs 34,800 5 Hot air oven Rs.1.50 lacs 52,500 6 Portable balances Rs.0.40 lacs 11,900 For 7 Feed protein analyser Rs.5.00 lacs 2nd year 1 JRF @25000/- +HRA @16% per month for first two years and Rs. 8 28000 6,84,000 6,84,000 7,39,200 6,84,000 5,07,727 1,76,273 5,07,727 +HRA 16% for the third year, 2 Technical Assistant @14000/- per month for three years 9 Travels 4,00,000 4,00,000 4,00,000 4,00,000 1,65,441 2,34,559 1,65,441 Consumable: Preparation of pen culture manuals & reports, 10 chemicals, glasswares, field kits, 2,00,000 1,50,000 2,50,000 2,00,000 31,630 1,68,370 31,630 feeding trays, stationery, signboards, banners, photography etc. Activity and other project cost: Installation of pens (03 Nos. of 11 pens each, cost of culture 11,60,000 10,16,000 11,60,000 11,60,000 4,18,000 7,42,000 4,18,000 operations, 03 Nos. of pen in each state @120000/- and meeting/ workshop/ training Total 34,89,000 27,50,000 25,49,200 34,89,000 20,76,08 14,12,91 20,76,085 5 5 NMHS 2020 NMHS-Annual Progress Report (APR) Proforma Page 9 of 18

7. Project Beneficiary Groups

Beneficiary Groups Target Achieved [Capacity Building] No. of Beneficiaries with income 30 30 fishers (Additional income generation: generation of Rs. 6,218/- per month per fishers for 6 months) No. of stakeholders trained, 35 fishers (including 6 women and particularly women: 30 4 youth) were trained in pen aquaculture No. of capacity building 1 1 Workshops/ trainings: No. of Awareness & outreach - - programmes: No. of Research/ Manpower - - developed:

8. Project Progress Summary*(as applicable to the project)

Description (Name of descriptive Description Total (Numeric) Annexure/ File attached)* Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh. And IHR States Covered 3 Meghalaya

Site in Takmu pat, Manipur. Project Site/ Field Stations 2 Developed:

Pen culture site in Borbeel, Arunachal Pradesh.

No. of Patents filed NA - (Description): Article/ Review/ Research  Debnath, D., Bhattacharjya, B. K., Paper/ Publication: NMHS 2020 NMHS-Annual Progress Report (APR) Proforma Page 10 of 18

Yengkokpam, S., Sarkar, U. K., Hassan, M. A., Das, A. K. and Das, B. K., 2020. An overview of enclosure culture in inland open- waters: Answering socio- economic, ecological and climate change issues in inland fisheries. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management (accepted).

 Yengkokpam, S., Bhattacharjya, B.K., Debnath, D., DebRoy, P., Singh, N.D., Anal. T.V., Saikia, S. and Shyamananda, T., 2020. ‘Socio-economic dynamics in inland fisheries of North-eastern India: A case study of fishers of Takmulake in Manipur’. Fisheries Research (Submitted)

 Bhattacharjya, B.K., Debnath, D., Yengkokpam, S., Anal, T.V., Singh, N.D., Saikia, S., Shyamananda, T. and Das, B.K., 2020. Assessing effectiveness of pen aquaculture technology for enhancing fish production from shallow wetlands of Imphal valley, Manipur, India (ready for communication).

 3 abstracts published in abstract book of the International conference on “Ecosystem Health and Fisheries of Indian Inland Waters: Multiple stressors, Management and Conservation” held at Pantnagar during February 17-19, 2020. (Annexure XII)  Newspaper reports: 3 No.  One handbook, one leaflet, one training manual and one annual report. Generated a baseline database on New Methods/ Modellings socio-economic status of fishers Developed (description in 250 1 from Loktak & Takmu pat (100 words): fishers) No. of Trainings (No. of 35 fishers from the village 1 (35) Beneficiaries): (including 6 women and 4 youth)

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were trained at pen aquaculture at Jona III, Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh. Conducted at Namsai, Arunachal Workshop: 1 Pradesh on 04-02-2020.

Clearance before pen installation in Borbeel, AP

Demonstration Models (Site): 3

Weaving of split-bamboo screens (bana) and stitching of net.

Pens (5 No.) installed in Bor beel, Arunachal Pradesh. Successful pen aquaculture in Takmu pat, Manipur and Socio-economic Livelihood Options: 1 survey indicated pen aquaculture to be an additional livelihood options for fishers. Training manual on ‘Recent advances in management of fisheries and Training Manuals: 1 aquaculture in North-east region of India’. Processing Units: NA  Species Collection: NA  Species identified: NA  Database NA  (Numeric/Images/GIS Maps, NMHS 2020 NMHS-Annual Progress Report (APR) Proforma Page 12 of 18

etc.): *Attach a separate descriptive Annexure/ File. Note: Numeric Database should be provided in .xls format. Photos/Maps should be submittedin high quality (min. 300 dpi res.) compatible formats viz., JPEG, .JPG, .PNG, .SHP, etc. along with suitable figure legend/ caption.

9. Project Linkages (with concerned Institutions/ State Agencies) S. No. Institute/ Organization Type of Linkages Brief Description ICAR-Research Complex Knowledge sharing Visited their facilities and for NEH Region, Manipur discussed prevailing Centre, Imphal aquaculture practices and fisheries from wetlands of Manipur. Note: Attach a separate, descriptive Annexure/ File.

10. Knowledge Products– Publication, recommendations, etc. Time Period Publications (Research Papers, Information Material, Policy drafts, Patents, etc.) Annual [Year 2019-2020] Leaflet, handbook, training manual and newspaper reports published.

Note: Attach a separate, descriptive Annexure/ File.

11. Project Concluding Remarks Kindly update the following Progress Parameters for the Reporting Period:

Progress made against Project QuantifiableOutput Monitoring Indicators Remarks Objectives against each objective (specified in Sanction Letter)

To refine and • Refinement of pen •35 fishers (including 6 • Up-scaling of upscale pen culture technology women and 4 youth) the technology aquaculture and modification of were trained on pen resulted in technology in pen design in Takmu aquaculture following enhancement wetlands of NE pat, Manipur. the workshop on ‘pen of fish region to suit aquaculture technology’ productivity varied climate • Five pens of 0.1 ha in Namsai, Arunachal from net-pens change area each were Pradesh in Takmu situations. constructed in Bor wetland by beel, AP using LDPE- 48.6%. net lined bana • The pens of Bor NMHS 2020 NMHS-Annual Progress Report (APR) Proforma Page 13 of 18

screens and bamboo beel were poles and were partially partially stocked. stocked with fingerlings (5000 no.) of Indian major carps (Labeo catla, L. rohita and Cirrhinus mrigala) and exotic carps (Cyprinus carpio, Hypothalmichth ys molitrix) with assistance from the ADF, Namsai district. To evaluate pen • Economic assessment • Additional income of Rs. • Pen culture aquaculture for after implementation 6,218/- per month per resulted in an their impact on of pen aquaculture fisher after pen increase of 47% livelihood, technology in Takmu aquaculture. in monthly employment pat, Manipur. income of the generation and fishers of • Socio-economic • Average annual income income of the Takmu pat. condition of wetland of the fishers was Rs. targeted fishers fishers from Borbeel, 64000 from their • Socio-economic including women. Arunachal Pradesh presentoccupation.Studi analysis post- before pen es indicated pen aquaculture poorlivingcondition of aquaculture demonstration was the wetland fishers. demonstration analysed through will give us idea structured about the questionnaires. improved economic condition of fishers.

Methodology (in brief): A stakeholder consultation meeting, workshop and a field day was organized involving ADF of Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh. Preliminary survey of beels of Arunachal Pradesh was made following participatory rural appraisal (PRA) technique involving local communities. Socio-economic survey of wetlands fishers

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nearby Bor beel of Arunachal Pradesh was conducted by using structured questionnaires. Pen installation, stocking fish seed, sampling for measurement of growth of fish was done as per standard methodologies/ formulae. Major Research Achievements:  Pen aquaculture technology was refined and up- scaled during March 2019 in the NE state of Manipur using ready-to-use CIFRI-HDPE PEN, CIFRI-CageGrow feed and an endemic Cyprinind fish of Manipur (Pengba/ Osteobrama belangeri) having high demand/ price with active involvement of 30 fishers including 9 women and 6 youths. After the completion of the demonstration, the total fish production achieved from the five pens was 5343 kg in six months, with a productivity of 10,686 kg/ha/yr. The fish produced in the pen was sold in the local market generating 11,19,232/- as gross revenue. The gross revenue was shared equally by 30 fishers @ 37,308/- per person which worked out to additional income of 6,218/- per month per fisher. Thus, pen culture resulted in an increase of 47% in monthly income of the fishers.  Up-scaling of the technology resulted in enhancement of fish productivity from net-pens in Takmu wetland by 48.6% (from 7,191 to 10,686 kg/ha/yr). Adoption of the pen culture technology in 10% of total area under wetlands (5% in case of Loktak pat) of Manipur (5,73.8 ha) is likely to increase fish production from Manipur wetlands from 2,262.83 tonnes/yr (present production) to 19,051.51 tonnes/yr, thereby increasing fish production from Manipur wetlands by 8.42 times.

 From preliminary survey of the beels of Namsai district, Arunachal Pradesh, Bor beel (234 ha total area), an open beel, was suggested by ADF, Namsai to be the most suitable one for implementation of NMHS project activities, i.e., pen aquaculture demonstration and socio-economic studies. Baseline survey of the beel was carried out. The beel is having perennial connection with Dihing river. It is a long beel – approximately 2.5 km in length and 0.5 km in breadth. The beel was totally weed-choked in 80’s and was cleared off macrophytes during 1988-89 by the Department of Fisheries with funding support from Northeast Council. At the time of visit in August 2019, the beel was observed to be cleared off by

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approx. 30% and remaining 70% was weed-choked by surface and submerged macrophytes. The beel was moderately deep – approx. 5 ft in the marginal areas to 11 ft in the deepest areas. The fishers of the beel were observed to be enthusiastic and supportive. Based on depth profile measurement of the beel, areas which were macrophyte-chocked at present were suitable for pen installation after macrophyte clearance.  Primary data on socio-economic conditions of fishers around Bor beel, Jona- III, Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh was collected during August 2019- November 2019. Socio-economic conditions of the wetland fishers (34 nos.) of Bor beel showed that majority of the fishers (82.4%) had attained primary education. 92.1% fishers belonged to below poverty line category. Cent percent of wetland fishers were originally relied on agriculture and horticulture but took fishing as profession. Their average annual income was INR 64000 with major expenditure on food (23.5%), followed by education (19.4%), followed by festival expenses (9.9%) and fuel for vehicle (8.9%) and the rest 7% of total expenditure went on medical, 6.7% on social expense, 5% on purchase of household needs, 3.7% on cooking, 2.9% on mobile bill, 2.7% on transportation, 1.9% on electricity bill and nil on rent.94.1% of the respondents had agricultural land and 20.6% had ring bunds for fish culture. Majority of the wetland fishers (91.2%) of Bor beel, Jona-III, Namsai, AP had kutcha houses.  A stakeholder consultation meeting on pen aquaculture in Bor beel was organized on 02.08.19. A total of 30 fishermen who are dependent of Bor beel fishery and officials from Namsai District fisheries office were present in the meeting.  A field day was organized on the occasion of fish harvest from pen enclosures in Takmu pat in collaboration with Department of Fisheries (DoF), Govt. of Manipur at Sendra, Bishnupur district on Sept. 27, 2019. A total of 50 fishers (including 20 women) from in and around Takmu pat participated in the day-long programme.  Completed construction and installation of 5 pens in Bor beel, AP (net-lined bamboo screen pens) each measuring 0.1 ha during January 2020 and is stocked with fish fingerlings. Since the pens are constructed by clearance dense aquatic macrophytes in a flood-

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prone open wetland, the split-bamboo screens (bana) are strengthens with stronger bamboo splits and fortified with regular bamboo pole support.  Construction of ITK-based floating circular pens in Takmu pat, Manipur during January-March 2020. The pen design was further refined for the wetlands of Manipur by incorporating ITK associated with floating macrophyte mass (phomdi) in to the pen design.  A workshop on ‘Pen aquaculture technology for improved livelihood’ was organized by ICAR-CIFRI, Regional Centre, Guwahati in collaboration with the Assistant Director of Fisheries (ADF), Namsai district, Arunachal Pradesh (AP) at Jona III village on the banks of Bor beel on Feb. 4, 2020. It was organized for capacity building of the local beel user’s community of the village on various aspects of pen aquaculture technology developed by ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore in different floodplain wetlands (beels) of Assam and Manipur. A total of 35 fishers from the village (including 6 women and 4 youth) participated in the day-long programme. ICAR-CIFRI as the implementing agency and DoF, AP as the implementing partner are making this joint effort for promoting pen aquaculture in Bor beel of AP for its large-scale adoption by the wetland fishers of the state. Brief Conclusion - the current  Pen aquaculture technology was refined and up- year progress – during the scaled in the NE state of Manipur. reporting period (point-wise):  Preliminary survey of wetlands of Arunachal Pradesh suggested Bor beel of Namsai district favourable for pen aquaculture in thewetlands.  Five ICAR-CIFRI HDPE pens (measuring 0.1 ha each) were installed and partial restocking of fish seeds were done at Bor beel of Namsai district, Arunachal Pradesh.  Socio-economic survey of the wetland fishers (34 nos.) of Jona-III, Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh indicated poor living condition of the fishers.  Conducted a stakeholder consultation meeting on pen aquaculture in Bor beel on 02.08.19.  Field day was organized on the occasion of fish harvest from pen enclosures in Takmu pat, Manipur on Sept. 27, 2019.  Conducted a workshop on ‘Pen aquaculture technology for improved livelihood’ on the banks of Bor beel, Arunachal Pradesh on Feb. 4, 2020.  Five HDPE pens (each 0.1 ha area) were procured and delivered to Department of Fisheries, Meghalaya for installation in Kumligaon beel in NMHS 2020 NMHS-Annual Progress Report (APR) Proforma Page 17 of 18

South-west Garo Hills district. Progress Achieved (%): 70% of the activities planned for 2nd year is completed; rest 30% or so is remaining to be completed since stocking, monitoring fish growth and the final harvest of fish from pens installed in Bor beel, Arunachal Pradesh for working out economics of the pen aquaculture is under progress. Remaining work to be done:  Pen installations and stocking of fish seed in Meghalaya.  Monitoring of fish growth in pens installed at Bor beel, Arunachal Pradesh [Nov’20].  Economic analysis of the pen culture implemented in Arunachal Pradesh [Dec’20].  Socio-economic analysis of wetland fishers of Arunachal Pradesh to complete [2021].

Kindly attach the descriptive Annexure/ Files separately for the segments marked for the detailed description required.Please fill the NMHS Progress Report pro forma as applicable with respect to time and other requirements and return via post/ e-mail at: [email protected]

Submitted to: Submitted by: Nodal Officer, NMHS-PMU Project PI (Signature): National Mission on Himalayan Studies(NMHS) Institution (Seal): GBPNIHESD HQs, Kosi-Katarmal, Dated (dd/mm/yy): Almora 263643, Uttarakhand E-mail: [email protected] In case of any query, please contact at: [email protected]

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