FISH FAUNA OF SARDA SAGAR RESERVOIR IN PILIBHIT (U.P.) AND SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF RESERVOIR FISHERIES


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Authors

  • M P Motwani Central Inland Fisheries Research Sub-Station, Allahabad, India
  • B N Saigal Central Inland Fisheries Research Sub-Station, Allahabad, India

Abstract

The effect of construction of Sarda Sagar on Chuka nadi, in the Pilibhit
district of Uttar Pradesh, on the ichthyo fauna of the river system is discussed.
The existing fish stock in the reservoir appears to be that which got trapped by
the construction of the dam in 1957 and no natural stocking seems to have taken
place since. Some recommendations for proper stocking and the development
of the fishery of Sarda Sagar are given

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Author Biographies

  • M P Motwani, Central Inland Fisheries Research Sub-Station, Allahabad, India
    Central Inland Fisheries Research Sub-Station, Allahabad, India
  • B N Saigal, Central Inland Fisheries Research Sub-Station, Allahabad, India
    Central Inland Fisheries Research Sub-Station, Allahabad, India

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Vol. 21 No. 1 (1974)

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Motwani, M. P., & Saigal, B. N. (2011). FISH FAUNA OF SARDA SAGAR RESERVOIR IN PILIBHIT (U.P.) AND SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF RESERVOIR FISHERIES. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 21(1), 109-119. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/12278