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Haryana is basically an agricultural state and its land
is the most important and scarce resources. About 75% of its population is engaged
in agriculture and its related work. It is also well known that Haryana is the
land of Milk. The State covers about 73.3% cultivated area and contributes about
5.6% of the total food grain production in the country. The per capita
availability of the land has been decreasing progressively over the years and
is likely to decrease further due to the population pressure, urbanization and
the industrial expansion.
Inspite of pre-dominent vegetarian population in the State, Fisheries
has made significant progress in the last two decades. At the time of
creation of Haryana in 1966, only 58 hectare of village ponds were under
fish culture. The quality fish seed production stood at 1.50 lakhs/year
and the fish production was 600 M.Tonnes/year. By the end of the year
2007-08, 12,883.00 hectares area is under fish culture and total fish
production is 67,236 metric tonnes.
Rivers, canals and drains are the main sources
for capture fisheries in Haryana. Although, there are 14 rivers and rivulets,
yet the Yamuna and Ghaggar rivers are the only potential sources from fisheries
point of view. The remaining rivulets pour water in these two rivers. There are
94 drains in the state which collect the over-flow water from fields and join
rivulets and rivers. The state has 3 main canal systems i.e. Western Jamuna Canal
System, Bhakra Canal System and Lift Canal System. It is reported that 55 species
of fish are available in these natural water bodies. Fish production from the
natural water bodies is declining fast. Fisheries Department, Haryana regulates
the fisheries in natural water bodies under Indian Fisheries Act 1897 and Punjab
Fisheries Act 1914 and Haryana Fisheries Rule, 1996 framed thereunder. The present
fish production from these waters is 120 kg per kilometer per year. The
seed production and distribution in the State has fetched the level of 2470 lakh
and more than 42050 M.Tonnes fish production has been estimated. The per unit
area fish production is estimated at 4209 kg./year which ranks second in India.
Fisheries Resources: The
main sources of fisheries development in the State are given as under:
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Sr. No.
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Item
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Unit
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Area
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1.
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Ponds:
i) Perennial
ii) Seasonal
ii) Own Land Ponds
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Hect.
Hect.
Hect.
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8000
2000
2000
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2.
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Marshy Land
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Hect.
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2000
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3.
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Reservoirs
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Hect.
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900
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4.
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Micro Water Shed
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Number
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160
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5.
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Underground Saline Water
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Km. Sq.
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28000
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6.
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Rivers
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Km.
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5000
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7.
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Canals
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Km.
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13800
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8.
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Drains
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km.
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3600
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| 9. |
Critically water logged area |
Hect. |
25000 |
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Targets
and Achievements: | 
