Reviving fishing: 30,000 fish seeds released in Keenjhar Lake
Hotel of international standard would be built at the lake
Keenjhar Lake, located 122km away from Karachi is the second-largest fresh water lake in Pakistan. PHOTO: SARAH MUNIR
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Sindh livestock and fisheries minister Abdul Bari Pitafi said that under a project for revival of fishing in the lake, 600,000 seeds of fish will be released in the lake in several phases by June, 2019.
He also announced that a hotel of international standard would be built at the lake to promote local and foreign tourism.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 31st, 2019.
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