Rs 100 crore sanctioned for Integrated Aqua Park Project in Anantnag
Published: Mar 16, 2026

By TIOLCorplaws News Service
NEW DELHI, MAR 16, 2026: RAJIV Ranjan Singh, Union Minister Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (FAH&D) and Panchayati Raj, announced the sanction of a Rs.100 crore Integrated Aqua Park Project to be established in District Anantnag, J&K and released the "Model Guidelines for the Development of Cold-Water Fisheries" during the National Conference on Cold Water Fisheries organized by Department of Fisheries, Government of India on Friday at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC), Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. The event was graced by Manoj Sinha, Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor, Jammu & Kashmir; Omar Abdullah, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir; Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel, Minister of State, FAHD and Panchayati Raj; and Javid Ahmad Dar, Hon'ble Minister, Agriculture Production Department, J&K. The Integrated Aqua Park Project to be established in District Anantnag, J&K will strengthen aquaculture infrastructure, boost cold-water fisheries development, increase fish production and create employment opportunities in the region.
Hon'ble Union Minister FAH&D Rajiv Ranjan Singh and Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor, Jammu & Kashmir Manoj Sinha, along Hon'ble Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir Omar Abdullah have presented awards to Best Fisheries Cooperative Societies, Progressive Fish farmers, KCC beneficiaries, Fisheries start-ups, and other scheme benefits to stakeholders across Jammu & Kashmir.
Best Fisheries Cooperative Society category, awards were presented to Jehlum Fisherman Cooperative Ltd, Mahrajpora Sopore (Baramulla), Affarwat Trout Fish Farmers Cooperative Ltd, Tangmarg (Baramulla) and Bandi Trout Fish Cooperative Limited (Kupwara) were honoured for their leadership in collective fish farming and value-chain strengthening.
In the category of Progressive Cold-water Fish Farmers, Shakeel Mohd Teeli (Anantnag), Mehjoor Sultan Mir (Kupwara), Umer Akbar Dar (Pulwama), Zaid Ul Ahad (Srinagar) and Sara Bano (Srinagar) for their contributions to sustainable trout farming.
In the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) category, Nusrat Jan W/o Shabir Ahmad Ganie (Trout Raceway, Srinagar), Abdul Rashid Ganie, S/o Late Gul Ganie (Trout Raceway, Srinagar), Abdul Rashid Ganie, S/o Habib Ullah Ganie (Trout Raceway, Srinagar), Bilal Ahmad Malik, S/o Ali Mohammad Malik (Net/Boat, Srinagar) and Asif Ahmad Malik, S/o Hafizullah Malik (Net/Boat, Srinagar) were honoured for adopting scientific and credit-enabled practices in aquaculture.
Further in Fisheries Start-ups category, M/s Sheeshang Trouts, represented by Manzoor Ahmad Bhat (Live Fish Vending Centre, Anantnag), M/s Springvalley Feed Mill, represented by Gowhar Rasool Reshi (Feed Mill, Srinagar), M/s Fisheries Paradise, represented by Miss Neha Atri (Carp Unit, Samba), M/s Rakesh Biofloc, represented by Rakesh Kumar (Biofloc Unit, Jammu), M/s Kashmir Trout (Cold Storage Unit, Srinagar) and M/s Raina Trout Farm, represented by Reyaz Ahmad Raina (Trout Unit, Ganderbal) were honoured for demonstrating enterprise leadership in feed, farming, processing and value addition. In addition, under the Sara Bano (Srinagar) received approval for the establishment of a new RAS unit under FIDF scheme.
Refrigerated Vehicles were distributed to Arsalan Ali (Pulwama), Muzafar Ahmad Dar (Baramulla), Mohd Iqbal Malik (Kulgam), Shakir Ahmad Mir (Shopian) and Umar Akbar Dar (Pulwama) to enhance post-harvest handling. Three-Wheeler Vehicles were distributed to Farooq Ahmad Akhoon, Gh Nabi Kaloo (Budgam), Umar Farooq Dar (Baramulla), Irshad Ahmad Khuroo (Anantnag) and Muddasir Ahmad Khanday(Kupwara) to support last-mile transport and local market access.