Mid Manair Dam in Rajanna Sircilla, Telangana, will soon be home to the world’s largest integrated freshwater aqua hub.
IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao announced this on Tuesday, saying the integrated freshwater aqua hub would generate annual exports of more than Rs 1,000 crore and provide direct and indirect employment to 4,800 people.
The hub would include all activities such as fish seed production, feed production, cage culture, and fish processing. He said during his visit to Sircilla on Tuesday that it would have dedicated hatcheries, feed production units, fish processing plants, export-oriented logistics and testing, and R&D facilities.
According to officials, the project would be developed on 300 acres, with 150 acres of water spread area already allocated from the reservoir’s total water spread area of 1,500 acres.
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Fishin India Private Limited, Rajanna Aqua (Nanda group), and Mulpuri Aqua have offered to set up their processing facilities in the hub by spending Rs 1,300 crore. Each year, approximately 1.2 lakh metric tons of fish would be produced, while the hatchery would produce 5,750 lakh metric tons of seedlings. Officials added that two lakh metric tons of fish feed would be produced by utilizing rice, maize, groundnut, soyabean, and poultry waste and assisting local farmers.
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