Fisheries Secretary reviews Munsyari trout farming in Pithoragarh, notified Cold Water Fisheries Cluster under PMMSY
On 18 October 2026, Fisheries Secretary Dr Abhilaksh Likhi visited Munsyari in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, which has been notified as a Cold Water Fisheries Cluster under PMMSY, to review rainbow trout farming.
Summary
Dr Abhilaksh Likhi, Secretary of the Union Department of Fisheries, visited Munsyari in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, on 18 October 2026 to review coldwater aquaculture and interact with rainbow trout farmers. Pithoragarh has been notified as a Cold Water Fisheries Cluster under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), one of 34 fisheries clusters notified across the country. Uttarakhand made its first international trout export to Nepal in June 2026, and its Trout Protsahan Yojana (outlay ₹170 crore) aims at 1,500 raceways, 100 mini hatcheries and 600 cold-storage facilities by 2028-29. Under PMMSY, over ₹2,299 crore has been invested in coldwater regions, and trout production has grown six-fold in a decade to nearly 5,000 MT a year.
Key facts
- Place
- Munsyari, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand
- Visit
- 18 October 2026, Dr Abhilaksh Likhi, Secretary, Dept of Fisheries
- Cluster
- Pithoragarh: Cold Water Fisheries Cluster under PMMSY
- Fisheries clusters notified
- 34 across India
- River
- Glacial streams of the Gori Ganga
- First trout export
- Uttarakhand to Nepal, June 2026
- State scheme
- Trout Protsahan Yojana, ₹170 crore (1,500 raceways, 100 mini hatcheries, 600 cold storages by 2028-29)
- PMMSY in coldwater regions
- Over ₹2,299 crore invested
- Trout production
- About 5,000 MT a year (six-fold rise in a decade)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In October 2026, which district of Uttarakhand, notified as a Cold Water Fisheries Cluster under PMMSY, was visited by the Union Fisheries Secretary to review trout farming at Munsyari?
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Correct answer: B — Pithoragarh
According to the Department of Fisheries (October 2026), Uttarakhand made its first international trout export in June 2026 to which country?
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Correct answer: C — Nepal