Working Group Report on - Haryana Kisan Ayog

Considering the total area in each district, the top six districts in terms ofavailable area are Mewat, Sirsa, Hisar, Rohtak, Palwal and Bhiwani inthat order making up nearly 60% of total area in the State. ConsideringDivision wise, Hisar has 41% of all resources in the State followedby Gurgaon with 30% and Rohtak with 24%. Ambala is least important fromfisheries perspective except for its larger share of canal and lake resources (fig 2.3).Figure 2.3 Division wise Area Under Culture (AUC) and Unutilised Area (%)Extent of utilisation of water resources for fisheriesThe extent and type of utilisation of various resources for fish culture purposes variesby resource types as well as geographic and agro-climatic conditions.Utilisation of pond resources for Aquaculture: Pond resources especially thecommon property village ponds are most highly exploited (91%) among all theresources and are perhaps the mainstay of aquaculture at present. It isunderstandable that in a non-traditional fish farming State, village ponds requireminimum investment and pose a little risk while they render themselves readily forfish farming practices for the new comers with little or no experience. Farmers,however, have adopted various culture practices and even innovated with speciesand management practices leading to relatively higher productivity.Here, 50-60% of area is stocked with Indian Major Carps (IMC) especially rohu andcatla along with common carp whose seeds are available as early as march/April.While IMC seed, mainly in the form of advanced fry, is available usually inJune/July. Common carp is stocked in about 15-20% of ponds. Around 25-30% of( 7 )