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
HYDERABAD:
Aiming to revive fishing in Keenjhar Lake in Thatta district, 30,000 fertilsed fish eggs, also known as seeds of fish, of various breeds were released in the lake at a ceremony on Wednesday.
Environmental pollution: Keenjhar Lake under threat as effluents keep flowing in
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.
Aiming to revive fishing in Keenjhar Lake in Thatta district, 30,000 fertilsed fish eggs, also known as seeds of fish, of various breeds were released in the lake at a ceremony on Wednesday.
Environmental pollution: Keenjhar Lake under threat as effluents keep flowing in
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.