Working Group Report on - Haryana Kisan Ayog

It is suggested that the available resources may be categorized into three broad butdistinct groups for better understanding and planning purposes as follows:a) Lakes, Rivers & Canals dominated by Capture Fisheries: (21%)b) Pond resources dominated by Culture Fisheries / Aquaculture (32%)c) Unutilised Saline and Waterlogged areas with potential forAquaculture (47%)The proportion of individual resources is given in the pie diagram (fig. 2.1). Thecapture fisheries resources consist of lakes (8%), rivers and rivulets (6%), and canalsand drains (7%). Although there are 14 rivers and rivulets, yet the Yamuna andGhaggar are the only potential sources from the fisheries point of view. WhileYamuna flows along the north-eastern and eastern part of Haryana forming aborder, Ghaggar drains across the northern and central Haryana. The remainingrivulets pour water into these two rivers. The state has three main canal systemsnamely The Western Jamuna Canal System, Bhakra Canal System, and the LiftFig 2.1.Percent distribution of resources available for fisheries in Haryana( 4 )