Lekhnath (Kaski), March 17: As high as 10,000 fingerlings of different species have been released in the Rupa lake. The Rupatal Fishery Cooperative on its silvery jubilee ceremony released the fingerlings to promote income generation of the lake.
Chairman of the cooperative, Ram Bahadur Thapa, shared that the fingerlings were released to conserve natural heritages and ensure sustainable income of the cooperative.
Chief of Begnas Fishery Research Station Dr Mohammad Ikwal Hussein said that the fishery was advanced in Rupa lake simultaneously without damaging the beauty of the lake and linking the local cooperative members for income generation.
He said that the lake should be handed over to the future generation without disfiguring its beauty since lakes are crucial for human civilization and the aquatic creatures.
