2. RESOURCES LENGTH / AREA Rivers and Irrigation canal 1,91,024 km(195000) Ponds and Tanks 2.14 m ha Reservoirs 3.15 m ha Upland Lakes 0.72 m ha Brackish water 1.24 m ha Flood plain wetland 0.35 m ha Estuaries 0.3 m ha
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5. RIVER SYSTEM LENGTH (KM) CATCHMENT AREA (SQ KM) FISHES GANGA 8047 96.6 m ha 265 Sp; Schizothorax sp, mahaseers, cat fishes(siluridae), Labeo sp, Feather backs etc Gangetic Major carps inlower stretches BRAHMAPUTRA 4027 5,80,000 126 sp; Tor sp, chocolate mahseer, Bagarius sp:, catfishes, major carps, hilsa etc. Middle – catfishes dominates INDUS --- ---- JHELUM - commercial fishery Brown trout, common carps, loaches, Labeo dero etc
25. ACTUAL AND POTTENTIAL PRODUCTION TYPE AREA (ha) PRESENT PRODUCTION (Tonnes) POTTENTIAL PRODUCTION (T) SMALL MEDIUM LARGE 1,485,557 507,298 1,160,511 74200 6500 13000 743000 127000 116000 TOTAL 3,153,366 93,700 986,000
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27. POTENTIAL OF FISH PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT IN FLOOD PLAIN WETLANDS STATE AREA (‘000 HA) EXISTING PRODN (‘000 T) POTTENTIAL(‘000T) GAP (‘000T) % increase WB ASSAM BIHAR 0THER 42.5 100 40 192 9.56 12 4.8 1.49 53.15 95 30 15.78 43.59 83 25.2 14.29 455.96 691.67 525.00 959.06 TOTAL 526.5 50.65 307.93 257.28 507.96