India's first commercial-scale tropical RAS rainbow trout farm opens in Telangana
Union Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh inaugurated India's first commercial-scale tropical Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) based rainbow trout farm and research institute in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, on 5 January 2026.
Summary
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh) inaugurated the Smart Green Aquaculture Farm and Research Institute and a Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) facility in Kandukur Mandal, Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, on 5 January 2026. The facility is India's first commercial-scale tropical RAS-based rainbow trout farm, showing that cold-water species can be raised year-round in a tropical climate using water recirculation and controlled systems. Ministers of State George Kurian and S. P. Singh Baghel and Telangana Fisheries Minister Vakiti Srihari attended.
Key facts
- Date
- 5 January 2026
- Location
- Kandukur Mandal, Ranga Reddy district, Telangana
- Inaugurated by
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh)
- First
- India's first commercial-scale tropical RAS-based rainbow trout farm
- Significance
- Cold-water fish farmed year-round in a tropical climate
Practice MCQs 2 questions
India's first commercial-scale tropical RAS-based rainbow trout farm, inaugurated in January 2026, is located in which state?
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Correct answer: D — Telangana
PIB (Fisheries): the farm and RAS facility are in Kandukur Mandal, Ranga Reddy district, Telangana.
In aquaculture, what does 'RAS', used at the Telangana trout facility opened in January 2026, stand for?
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Correct answer: B — Recirculating Aquaculture System
PIB (Fisheries): the facility is a Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) based rainbow trout farm.