Imphal, July 10 -- The Manipur government on Thursday announced a project to revive Ngakijou (Guntea Loach), an indigenous and endangered fish species native to the state.

The initiative was announced during the 25th National Fish Farmers' Day event held in Imphal.

Director of the Department of Fisheries, T Phulen Meitei, said the revival of Ngakijou is in the pipeline, following the state's earlier effort to conserve Sareng (Wallago attu), a freshwater catfish that was also once considered nearly extinct in Manipur.

The Fisheries Department has proposed a three-pronged strategy for conserving Ngakijou. This includes broodstock management, artificial breeding of the species for restocking in natural habitats, and establishing gene bank...