AGARTALA, Oct 30 (TIWN): With an aim to fulfil the target of making the State self sufficient over the production of fish, several fish farmers of Somnamura Nagar Panchayat were provided with various tool and food for the fish.

The fish farmers were provided assistance with the initiatives of the Fishery Department under various projects.

Altogether two Fish farmers were provided fish food of a worth of Rs. 51, 200, besides tools are also distributed. Under mix fish cultivation project 5 people were provided with fish food at a worth of Rs. 94, 500.

Besides, under the scheme of fish cultivation in small water, a total of 14 people were provided with Rs. 1, 21, 800 worth of fish food and the water bodies which lacks water for the whole year a total of 15 people were provided with Rs. 1, 45, 500.

Further, along with fish foods, various tools were also distributed among all the farmers. Under Finfish cultivation Rs. 32, 000 worth of food and tools were distributed among 20 peoples and 2 fish farmers were provided with Rs. 8000 worth fish foods and tools.

Despite of several initiatives taken by the till day the state is dependent over the fish imported from Andhra Pradesh, Bangladesh and Kolkata.

However, where the Ministerial Authority claims tall of making the state fish farmers self sufficient, on the other hand all the small and large market were been marked with the fishes of Andhra Pradesh, Kolkata including Bangladesh. It can be said that the fish markets runs only due to the imported fishes.

When the Bangladesh border remains close, hue and cry can be observed among the fish traders and this situation also leads to price hike in the fish market.

This situation raises question that if the state government has been taking so much effort to make the state fisher man self sufficient than why the market is dependent over the imported fishes.