FISHERIES DEPARTMENT CRACKS DOWN ON ILLEGAL ELECTRO-FISHING IN VESHOW RIVER, FOUR APPREHENDED

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The Fisheries Department in Kulgam has intensified its efforts to combat illegal electro-fishing in the Veshow River, apprehending four individuals involved in the practice on Sunday. Batteries used for electro-fishing were also confiscated during the operation.

Assistant Director (AD) of Fisheries for Anantnag, Shabir Ahmad, who holds additional charge for Kulgam, informed Rising Kashmir that the teams, formed earlier to tackle illegal fishing, made a significant breakthrough by catching miscreants involved in electro-fishing at various spots along the river.

The anti-poaching drive, led by Deputy Inspector of Fisheries, Mushtaq Ahmad, on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, resulted in the seizure of an electric battery at Band Kuji Adpora. Although the poachers fled under the cover of darkness, abandoning the battery, the device was confiscated on the spot. Local fishermen from Pahloo supported the Fisheries Department in the operation.

“We intensified our drive and successfully apprehended four individuals in Nehama and Adapora for illegally electro-fishing. The miscreants have been handed over to the police, and legal proceedings are underway,” AD Shabir Ahmad said.

He further urged the public to avoid such illegal activities, highlighting the harmful effects on fish biodiversity. “It is our collective responsibility to conserve this valuable resource for society,” he added.

The crackdown follows a Rising Kashmir report titled “Kulgam: Miscreants Engage in Electro-fishing in Veshow River,” published on September 24, which spurred the department to intensify its operations leading to Sunday’s successful actions.

Source: Rising Kashmir

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