Fisheries Secretary reviews the Pithoragarh coldwater fisheries cluster and trout farming at Munsyari

18 October 2026

Abhilaksh Likhi, Secretary, Department of Fisheries, visited Munsyari in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand on 18 October 2026 to review coldwater aquaculture in the Himalayan region.
He met trout farmers at the Johar Matsya Swayatt Sehkarita and the Namjala Trout Farm.
Munsyari, with the glacial streams of the Gori Ganga and a suitable water temperature, has become a hub for rainbow trout culture.
The Government of India has notified 34 fisheries clusters across the country, and Pithoragarh is notified as a Cold Water Fisheries Cluster under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana.
More than Rs 2,299 crore has been invested in coldwater regions under the scheme.
Uttarakhand exports trout to Nepal and supplies trout to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police under a memorandum of understanding.