ICAR-CIFRI, and Directorate of Fisheries, Governmentt of Odisha signed MOU for
installation of CIFRI Pen HDPE technology in reservoirs of Odisha state
Memorandum of Understanding signed between ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore and Directorate of
Fisheries, Govt of Odisha on 12 November 2018 at Bhubaneswar, Odisha for installation of
CIFRI Pen HDPE technology in different reservoirs of Odisha state. Dr. B. K. Das, Director,
ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore and Shri P. K. Senapati, IAS, Director, Directorate of Fisheries, from
Government of Odisha signed the MOU.
The ICAR-CIFRI developed CIFRI PEN HDPE technology will be installed in 100 ha of
reservoirs for in-situ quality fish fingerlings production and table fish production in different
parts of Odisha including naxal affected districts of Navrangpur and Malkangiri. Adoption of this
technology will boost quality fish fingerlings availability in these reservoirs and boosting the fish
production and productivity from these reservoirs, and in a long run improve the livelihood of
the fishers of Odisha. The other reservoirs where this technology is going to be installed are in
Cuttack, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Kandhmal, Koraput, Nuapada,
Rayagada, Bargarh, Bolangir, Dhenkanal, Kendujhar, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda and Sundargarh
districts.
The Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute has developed a number of management
protocols and fish production enhancement technologies suitable for reservoirs and wetlands.
One of the important technologies is pen culture for raising advance fingerling in-situ for
stocking in reservoirs and wetlands. The Institute has developed CIFRI PEN HDPE technology
for in-situ quality fish fingerling (seed) and table fish production in wetlands and reservoirs and
this technology was commercialized on 17 March 2018 and licensed to M/s M. R. Aquatech,
Bhubaneswar, Odisha.