Question: From which of the following state Nationwide River Ranching Program was launched On October 8, 2021 by Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Parshottam Rupala?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Odisha
d) Gujarat
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- On October 8, 2021; Nationwide River Ranching Program was launched in UP under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) Scheme.
- The programme was launched by Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Parshottam Rupala.
- It should be noted that the three lakhs fingerlings were ranched at 3 sites in UP, namely, Brijghat, Tigri, Meerut, Garhmukteshwar and Bijnor.
- It has been aimed to augment and enhance fish production and productivity in the state by expanding, intensifying, diversifying and utilizing land & water productively.
- National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad had been designated as the vital agency by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries.
- The program was also launched in Orissa, Uttarakhand, Tripura and Chhattisgarh.
- In Uttar Pradesh, the programme was launched at Brijghat, Garh Mukteshwar.
- In Uttar Pradesh, about 500 people participated in the national level launching of the River Ranching program.
- About 218 participants attended the program.
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https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1762170