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Mahashir fish introduced in Naini Lake
by Vipul Goel
Nainital:
Thousands of Mahashir fish were recently introduced
in Naini Lake in Nainital to restore its aquatic life
to its lost grandeur. The lake had got highly polluted
due to increasing inflow of urban waste making its way
into it. This had led to the death of aquatic life in
the lake. Concerned about the ecological deterioration
of the lake, the authorities implemented scientifically
designed waste management project in order to save its
precocious eco-system. They also sought the help of foreign
experts to restore the oxygen content in the Naini Lake
waters. Bio-manipulation project is being implemented
in the lake after the lake's ecosystem got cleaner. Under
this project, 35,000 Mahashir fish have already been released
into the lake. "Mahashir needs plenty of oxygen to survive
which is there in plenty in the lake now. So, we are introducing
it here. We had put Mahashir fish larvae in April-May
and they are now weighing 200 grams. Recently, we have
introduced 35,000 Mahashir fish into the lake water. Our
aim is to develop Naini Lake into a Mahashir lake," said
A.P. Sharma, incharge, Nainital Lake Bio-Maulpulation
Project. 'Mahashir' (scientific name Tor mahanadicus)
is an endemic trout fish species of the river Mahanadi.
It is a commercially important fish for its good food
value. Raju, Commissioner of Kumaon region felt happy
over the fact that fish could survive in the cleaner water
of the lake. "As the water in the Naini Lake had become
polluted, so the population of Mahashir fish had dropped
drastically. After the lake has become cleaner, Mahashir
can survive here comfortably," said Raju. Nainital, a
hill resort 2,000 meters above the sea level in Kumaon
Hills, is named after Naini Lake, which enhances beauty
of the township. The area has as many as 60 lakes. About
40 lakes have disappeared because of deforestation, pollution
and a general lack of awareness.
-Dec
14, 2008
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