ICAR-CIARI in collaboration with Zonal office of Department of Fisheries & KVK, Nicobar organized twin training programme on “Fisheries Technologies for Enhancing Income of Tribal for Better Livelihood and Input Distribution” on 06.03.2024 at Campbell Bay and 08.03.2024 at Pillpillow, Kamorta for the tribal fishermen under STC.
During the training program on 06.03.2024 at Campbell Bay, Shri Barnabas Manju, Chairman, Tribal Council was the Chief Guest & Shri. Moses, Vice-Chairman, Shri. Albert, Captain, Pulobha, Shri. Timothy, Captain, Pilopanja, Shri. Patrick, Captain, Afra Bay, Shri. Titus, Captain, Pilobhabi graced the occasion. The Chief Guest appreciated the efforts of scientist of CIARI in reaching the tribal farmers to deliver the latest know how and do how in collaboration with the Andaman & Nicobar Administration. During the programme the experts Dr.S.K. Zamir Ahmed, Principal Scientist & Head (Act), Division of Fisheries, Shri. D. Karunakaran, Scientist & Mr. D. Xavier, AFDO delivered an interactive talk on different aspects of fisheries technologies, beside live demonstrations were imparted on the usage of the appliance like ice box, safety jacket and head torch light. At the end 25 nos each of ice box, head torch light and 50 nos safety jacket were distributed to the selected tribal fish farmers. A total of 50 tribal fishermen from 09 cluster of villages namely Makhachua, Pilopanja, Afra Bay, Pilobha, Pilomillow, Pulolo, Pilobhabhi, Rajiv Nagar –II & Kondul participated and got benefitted.
Similar training programme was organized at Pillpillow, Kamorta on 08.03.2024 by the team, wherein a total of 25 tribal fishermen participated. Shri Tanveer Hussain 1st Captain was the Chief Guest of the programme & Shri. Simon, 2nd Captain, Shri Lanamo, 3rd Captain, Smt. Promila, 4th Captain, Shri Mohammed Farooq, SIF of Zonal office, Department of Fisheries were present and spoke during the training programme. Over here also the tribal farmers were provided with 25 each of ice box, head torch light and 50 nos safety jacket by the Chief Guest.
The highlight of both the training programme was in accordance with exposure visit of Captains to CIARI for getting exposed to different agriculture and allied technologies, so that the same can be replicated at their villages for livelihood improvement.
The team also visited six villages namely Joginder Nagar, Vijay Nagar, Rajiv Nagar, Laxmi Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Sastri Nagar at Campbell Bay and five villages namely, Pillpillow Kakana, Vijay Nagar, Champin Chota enak, Bada enak at Kamorta to interact with the farmers and youths on adoption of CIARI technologies.
The training programme under STC was conducted in collaboration with Zonal office, Department of Fisheries & ICAR-KVK, Nicobar by the team comprising of Shri D. Karunakaran, Dr.S.K. Zamir Ahmed under the plan and guidance of Dr.E.B. Chakurkar, Director, CIARI.