Shillong, July 19: The Director of Fisheries, Meghalaya has informed that Shri. Pyrkhatjngai Syngkli of Mawkangi village, Ri Bhoi District was awarded as the Best Fish Farmer for the year 2017 by the College of Fisheries, CAU (I), Lembucherra, Tripura, in recognition of his significant contribution and commendable achievements in augmenting fish production in the State of Meghalaya. The award was announced in the presence of the Governor of Tripura, Shri. Tathagata Roy on the 10th July, 2017 as part of the 17th National Fish Farmers Day.
In may be mentioned that Shri. Syngkli started his fish farming venture during the year 2000 through construction of 4 fish ponds with a total water spread area of 0.16 hectare. Subsequently, he took up seed production with the assistance of the State Fishery Department in the year 2014. Initially, with limited facilities he could produce hardly 400 kgs per 0.16 hectare, but at present, with the water spread of 1.1 hectare, he produces about 1600 kgs of fish in his farm. In addition, in the 2015 he has also produced 2.5 lakhs of fry of Labeo Gonius, 81 lakhs of fry of Cyprinus Carpio through captive and natural breeding.
