COIMBATORE: Commercial fishing could be banned in the Singanallur Lake right here from January 1 to lend a hand conserve the biodiversity of the water body, mentioned Tamil Nadu municipal administration minister S P Velumani on Sunday.
“All the 19 lakes in the district are being leased out to carry out industrial fishing. Numerous fish is being stuck from the Singanllur Lake which in flip is affecting the biodiversity of the water body. Commercial fishing is banned in the Singanallur Lake,” the minister mentioned.
The minister was speaking at an match organised by way of the Center for Biodiversity Conservation and Education (CUBE) together with the Coimbatore Corporation to rejoice the first anniversary of declaration of the Singanallur Lake as an urban biodiversity conservation zone. He inaugurated a freshwater fish conservation challenge.
Lease period for the fisherman who are carrying out industrial fishing in the lake ends on December 31 and the fisheries department is not going to renew their contract, in step with an organization reputable.
As most of the native freshwater fish species are at the verge of extinction, activities like retaining the fish, growing consciousness about the native species and analysis could be performed in the lake, Velumani mentioned.
The lake would transform similar to Vedanthangal chicken sanctuary near Chennai. It could be developed underneath the Smart City Mission challenge, he added.
The lake is unfold throughout 288 acres and has over 720 species, 400 types of plants together with 200 types of natural crops. Around 10 uncommon species of birds had been discovered in the lake.
“All the 19 lakes in the district are being leased out to carry out industrial fishing. Numerous fish is being stuck from the Singanllur Lake which in flip is affecting the biodiversity of the water body. Commercial fishing is banned in the Singanallur Lake,” the minister mentioned.
The minister was speaking at an match organised by way of the Center for Biodiversity Conservation and Education (CUBE) together with the Coimbatore Corporation to rejoice the first anniversary of declaration of the Singanallur Lake as an urban biodiversity conservation zone. He inaugurated a freshwater fish conservation challenge.
Lease period for the fisherman who are carrying out industrial fishing in the lake ends on December 31 and the fisheries department is not going to renew their contract, in step with an organization reputable.
As most of the native freshwater fish species are at the verge of extinction, activities like retaining the fish, growing consciousness about the native species and analysis could be performed in the lake, Velumani mentioned.
The lake would transform similar to Vedanthangal chicken sanctuary near Chennai. It could be developed underneath the Smart City Mission challenge, he added.
The lake is unfold throughout 288 acres and has over 720 species, 400 types of plants together with 200 types of natural crops. Around 10 uncommon species of birds had been discovered in the lake.
Commercial fishing won’t be allowed in Coimbatore’s Singanallur Lake from Jan 1
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