Manipur: More than 51,000 Kgs of fish sold at Emoinu Fish Festival
Imphal: The first Emoinu Fish Festival, 2023 organized by the Department of Fishery at Hapta Kangjeibung on the day of Emoinu Festival witnessed the sale of 51,362 Kgs of different species of fish, media reports said.
It included the sale of 2600 kgs of home grown Meitei Sareng.
Fish farmers of Bishnupur district contributed the highest production with 17,709 Kgs followed by Imphal West district with 14,218 Kgs and Thoubal district with 9009 Kgs, reports E-Pao.
A significant outcome of Emoinu Fish Festival, 2023 is that the total proceeds accrued from the sale of fish accounted for Rs 1.30 crore which is a spectacular achievement for the fish farmers and Fishery Department, the e-paper reported.
Silver carp which is not so popular in other festivities made a strong presence in the fish mela and a total of 18,890 Kgs were sold like hot cake.
10,633 Kgs of grass carp and 8073 Kgs of catla, rohu and mrigal which is commonly known as Indian Major Carp were sold during the festival.
3360 Kgs of Ngaton, 686 Kgs of Pengba and 246 Kgs of Khabak were also sold.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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