Kishtwar, June 19: Director Fisheries Bashir Ahmed Bhat Saturday stocked about 4 lakh carp fish seeds in natural water body of Dul Hasti Reservoir, Dool during his two-day visit to Kishtwar district.
An official spokesman in a statement issued here said that speaking on the occasion, Director Fisheries said that in its endeavours to give a fillip to fish breeding in natural water bodies, Department of Fisheries had stocked four lakh carp seeds in Dul Hasti Reservoir, Dool of Kishtwar district and the department takes regular management measures of natural water resources by augmenting these water bodies with quality, disease resistant varieties of fish seed both in carp waters as well as in trout waters.
“Under this programme, the Fisheries department has already stocked Ranjit Sager Dam reservoir with Indian Major Carp and exotic carp seed and today taking stocking of Dul Hasti reservoir with quality seed of Indian Major Carps and exotic carps excepting Grass Carp,” he said.