Bilaspur(HP), Aug. 15 -- During the fishing ban period in Himachal Pradesh, the Fisheries Department has set a new benchmark by detecting 610 cases of illegal fishing this year. The department collected Rs 5.593 lakh as compensation, which is Rs 2.66 lakh higher compared to last year. This was disclosed by Director of Fisheries, Vivek Chandel here today.
More than 12,000 fishermen in the state earn their livelihood from reservoirs and common water bodies. At present, over 5,900 fishermen operate in the five major reservoirs-Gobindsagar, Pong, Chamera, Kol Dam and Ranjit Sagar- which in total cover an area of around 43,785 hectares. In addition, over 6,000 fishermen are active in the state's common waters, which stretches for approximately ...