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ICAR-CIFRI Celebrates 77th Foundation Day
Fish, Fishers and ICAR-CIFRI: 77 Years Of Service To The Nation

Barrackpore, 17^th March, 2023
The 77th Foundation Day of the Institute was commemorated today, March 17, 2023, at the headquarters of ICAR-CIFRI Barrackpore. Since 1947, ICAR-CIFRI has been conducting research, training, and extension programmes in inland open waters to promote the holistic development of fisheries.

This humble beginning was followed by several epoch-making technologies, including Composite Fish Culture, Reservoir Fisheries Management Guidelines, Conservation of Hilsa and Other Riverine Fish Species, Enclosure Culture, River Ranching programmes and development and commercialization of different products.
On this occasion, Shri Avanindra Singh, IAS, Secretary to West Bengal Department of Fisheries was present as Chief guest; Dr. Dhriti Banerjee, Director, Zoological Survey of India, Dr. D. B. Shakyawar, Director, ICAR-NINFET and Dr. Gouranga Kar, Director, ICAR-CRIJAF as guest of honours. 150 farmers and entrepreneurs and 150 students of local schools were present on this occasion.

The foundation day programme was launched with cake-cutting ceremony followed by releasing of pigeons as symbol of peace. Dr. B. K. Das, Director, ICAR-CIFRI in his welcome address informed about the accomplishments and achievements made by the institute over the course of the last 76 fruitful years on various aspects of enhancing fisheries in inland open waters, including conservation measures executed for reviving or conserving riverine fish species, and technologies adopted by fishers communities throughout India.

Shri Avanindra Singh, IAS, Secretary to West Bengal government, Department of Fisheries, in his address as chief guest congratulated all the officers and staff members of ICAR-CIFRI on 77th foundation day. He informed on the upcoming West Bengal inland fisheries policy and stressed on various programmes run by West Bengal government for the development of fisheries in the state.
Dr. Dhriti Banerjee, Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, congratulated on the 77th foundation day and lauded ICAR-CIFRI for its support of the growth of fisheries sector in the country over decades. She urged the conservation of fisheries biodiversity in a war footing manner.

Dr. D. B. Shakyawar, Director, ICAR-NINFET, Kolkata, and Dr. Gouranga Kar, Director, ICAR-CRIJAF, Barrackpore, also addressed on this occasion. Several publications, including Nilanjali (Hindi Magazine), CIFRI Masik samachar, and book entitled Mapping of water bodies of Telangana state was released on this occasion. A farmer-scientist interaction was organized with the attendance of 150 farmers and entrepreneurs. Progressive fish farmers shared their knowledge with the other participants. The ir queries were answered by the scientists.

An institutional tour was also conducted, in order to provide local school kids, the chance to learn about various CIFRI technologies, including those based on IOT, and to help them develop their future career goals.
500 participants including fish farmers, entrepreneurs, students, officials and staff members of ICAR-CIFRI attended the 77th foundation day programme.