 Water Resources Minister informed that government is planning to create “fish ladders” in Ganga near to farrake barrage to help Hilsa travel upstream to improve the catch.
 Hilsa is born in fresh water, spends most of its life in sea and returns to fresh water to spawn.

Ganga	Godavari
Bhagirathi	Indus (Pakistan)
Hooghly	Irrawaddy (Myanmar)
Bhramaputra	Padma
Narmada	Jamuna
Cauvery	Meghna

 Hilsa is migrating fish which moves upstream from June-November and then again from January – April.
 It travels a distance of 1200-1400 km and is a long swimmer and travels as high as UP (during British times).

ROLE OF FARRAKKE BARRAGE

 Commissioning of farrakke barrage in Bengal intercepted journey of hilsa.
 It could no longer move beyond West Bengal.
 CFRI (Central Fisheries Research Institute) confirms that rarely is Hilsa seen in Patna and never seen in Ahmedabad for decades.
 Due to this there is heavy congregation of fish below the barrage and are indiscriminately caught even before they breed.

FISH LADDER

 Also called as fishway as essential structure that allow a migratory passage to fish around dams, culverts or waterfalls.
 Fishways give anadromous fish whose survival depends upon migration – a deter can be critical in keeping up fish stocks.
 Fish ladders depend upon obstruction, river flow & species of affected fish.
 Help in over-rising against the stream.