HP to develop technology for snow trout breeding

Shimla/New Delhi, Feb 17: Himachal Pradesh will develop technology for breeding of snow trout fish in the state so that its production could be increased by stocking of its seed in the rivers.

Addressing general meeting of Indian Council of Agriculture Research ( ICAR ) at New Delhi yesterday, Himachal Pradesh Forest and Fisheries Minister Thakur Singh Bharmouri sought assistance for conducting survey through national institutes for the identification of number of ornamental fish species available in the state rivers.
This will help in raising economic standard of rural youth, he said.

The meeting was presided over by Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh.

The Fisheries Minister requested the ICAR to provide assistance for introducing some new species of cold water fishes, best suited to high altitude lakes/streams of the state.