Rajfisheries newsletter 5(4) October, 2025.pdf

Rajfisheries newsletter is devoted to fisheries education and awareness. Includes column on personality,CV of Dr V B Singh,news of college of fisheries,news on state fisheries department, training participation,members Profile, photogallery besides editorial

1. Editorial Faculty strength is the foundation of higher
educational institutions, especially agricultural
universities, where responsibilities extend beyond
teaching to research, extension, and capacity
building. The Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR) prescribes norms for faculty
positions to maintain balanced subject coverage,
ideal teacher–student ratios, and specialized
expertise—essential for accreditation and
academic credibility.
Strengthening faculty as per ICAR norms ensures
effective teaching, interdisciplinary research, and
practical field-based learning. It fosters
mentorship, innovation, and problem-solving
relevant to farmers and rural communities.
In the College of Fisheries, this need is even
greater. Fisheries science is
multidisciplinary—covering aquaculture, breeding,
nutrition, limnology, health, post-harvest
technology, economics, and extension. Adequate
faculty in each division ensures quality education,
research guidance, and outreach in sustainable
fisheries and aquatic ecosystem management.
Filling sanctioned posts also prevents staff
overload, boosts research output, and enhances
the college’s competitiveness in national projects.
Thus, strengthening faculty positions in
agricultural universities, particularly in the College
of Fisheries, is vital for quality education,
productive research, and developing skilled
human resources for the agriculture and fisheries
sectors.
-Dr. L.L. Sharma, Former Dean, CoF, MPUAT, &
Founder Editor, and Dr S.K.Sharma,
Assoc.Editor & Former Dean, CoF, MPUAT,
Udaipur

Personality:
DR VIR BAHADUR SINGH

Dr Vir Bahadur Singh was born on Devuthini
Ekadashi in the year 1940 in the village of
Gangsi in the district of
Mainpuri, U.P. As he was
born on the auspicious day
of Ekadashi,he was given
the name “Devendra“. Still,
this name is used by all his
relations and friends. The
name Vir Bahadur was
given by the family's
medical doctor. The village
is located at the right bank of the Ganga
canal, which has been lowered there about
ten feet or so to create three subcanals from
the upper stream leading to different
directions to provide water for irrigation all
around. The huge water falling from the upper
stream to lower stream through seven
chambers emit roaring sound in the
otherwise peaceful environment and foam
creating a scenic view. His father was a
Zamidaar in the British reigns. The middle
class family comprised two elder sisters and
three elder and one younger brothers .
As a child he was initially admitted in a basic
primary school there from where he passed
out of class fifth. Subsequently, he had to
move out of the village if at all required further
education. One of his sister's husbands
became a teacher in a private inter college at
Etah city nearly 70 kilometers from his native
village.The eldest brother was well educated
and perfect in English writing,reading and
speaking .
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Raj Fisheries Newsletter
(Devoted to Fisheries Education and Awareness) Newsletter - 5(4) October,2025

2. The eldest brother inspired him to learn
English and he virtually taught English to him
beginning from abcd…to kings reader I and II
equivalent to two stages of English learning.
Eldest brother then discussed the matter with
brother-in-law at Etah if he can extend his
helping hand for further education.So finally
Vir Bahadur got admission in class VII
instead of class VI as he was found to
possess more than the required knowledge in
English. Etah city was a small one yet large
enough to bewilder the innocent child who
has moved from rural setting to urban but
now he recollects that urbanism was not so
much a dominating affair as the city still
dwells a very much mixed culture. Singh
passed out high school from Avinashisahai
Arya Inter College and then moved to Mission
Boys Inter College to move into agriculture
stream. In this way he passed eleventh class
and then he shifted to Narain Inter College,
Shikohabad where good teachers of all
subjects were available. He then passed out
twelfth with the highest grade among all
students there. Later, Vir Bahadur was
admitted at Veterinary College, Mathura for a
Veterinary degree as well as B.R. College,
Agra for B.Sc. Ag. course. He had chosen
agriculture so got admission in B.R. College,
Agra, there he found two or three angels
(well wisher employees of the college) who
used to render advice now and then, making
his stay and studies comfortable. He took
admission in the hostel located in the
boundaries of the college, the fourth house.
Here Vir Bahadur fortunately got a room
adjacent to those students who were from
Rajasthan. Here Virbahadur made friends
from Rajasthani students also notably Sri
Gopal Singh Raja of Bahadurazun state,Sri
Narpat Singh Rathore,both in Jodhpur state
and Prithvi Singh, Kota and Kushal Singh
Kushwaha of Baandikuyee. From these Sri
Gopal Singh became Assembly speaker in
Rajasthan Govt. during the Janata party
regime. Vir Bahadur remained in his contact
for a very long time till Raja Sahab's death.
As a student he became in the good books of
some very eminent teachers like Dr R.L.
Paliwal,Dr S. N. Singh, Dr O.P.S. Sengar, Dr
J.L. Ogra, Dr R.R. Singh, Dr S.M. Singh,Dr.
Sabal Singh, Y.S. Rao and few more. Vir
Bahadur expressed that while still a student
and hosteller Dr S.N. Singh, the warden,
started grooming Vir Bahadur for being a
teacher. Frequently, he used to ask Vir
Bahadur through hostel farrash to engage his
practical class. When Vir Bahadur was doing
his masters final, he had to go to Shikohabad
to teach third year agriculture as the Principal
of that College could not get a suitable
teacher to teach third year class. So he
requested his teacher and warden Dr. S.N.
Singh to help him in making some
alternative arrangement.The sword fell on Vir
Bahadur and he had to go each Sunday to
Shikohabad to teach the course and return in
the evening.This continued till completion of
the course. It was a bit hard to spare time as
Vir Bahadur thesis work was also in progress
in the laboratory. Anyhow the task was done
and it earned much respect and appreciation
of Dr. Sood the Principal of Narain College,
Shikohabad. In later years also Dr. Sood
remembered paying much affection to him,
after all Vir Bahadur studied in his patronage
for one year while in twelfth class.
After passing out BSc Ag, Vir Bahadur was
awarded two merit scholarships one of UP
government and the other Agra University
bursary which were Rs. sixty each per month.
As per the rule one could prefer either so Vir
Bahadur took both half-half honouring both
the agencies awarding scholarship. A sum of
Rupees sixty per month became sufficient for
him to meet all expenses of mess, hostel and
college.
After submitting the thesis, Vir Bahadur went
to his village with due permission of Dr SN
Singh. While leaving he advised him to fill up
the application form in the college office as a
post of Asstt. Prof. in AH & Dairying was
advertised. Vir Bahadur complied and went
home. After four days a letter came by post
and it was an interview letter from BR
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3. College, Agra. The interview was a couple of
days ahead so his elder brother suggested
that he should go and timely reach Agra and
appear in the interview. Vir Bahadur returned
to Agra and went to face the interview. But to
his surprise,there was no known person in
the selection committee except Shri Rajnath
Kunjru who was acting as chairman and
district magistrate was sitting as a member;
other three were unknown but not definitely
subject experts and or teacher of the subject
concerned .
The HOD of the subject and the Principal of
the College were not on the selection
committee. The interview went on smoothly
and Shri Kunjroo sahab emphasized that
how can he appoint him as the candidate's
result is not declared by the University. Shri
Kunjroo further emphasized that one can
be appointed if he gets first division. On this
Vir Bahadur said to the board that a
conditional appointment can be given looking
at all his previous achievements. After
finishing the interview Vir Bahadur met his
teacher and proceeded back to his village. Vir
Bahadur got an appointment but there was a
surprise in it. There was a condition that “you
get first position in place of division”. Not
affected by such arbitrary conditions, Vir
Bahadur came to Agra and joined on 9th July
1962 as Assistant Professor of A.H.&
Dairying. After two months when the result
was declared Vir Bahadur got first division
as well as first position. Vir Bahadur Singh
told later that nobody could dare to get the
wordings of the order of the selection
committee changed, not even the Principal of
the College. Later, he obtained his PhD
degree also from Agra University while
working as ICAR fellow probing proteins and
salt balance parameters in goat milk.
After appointed he was asked by his head to
prepare the subject of physiology and
biochemistry of milk secretion, a subject
which was not suitably taught by the
concerned teacher and he along with all other
fellow students were taken aback and forgot
what was known also.This instance was still
fresh in the memory of HOD, so when got
appointed he entrusted the task to him. Vir
Bahadur took it as a challenge and prepared
the subject matter by learning the tracer
technique from a physics professor of Agra
College who in a couple of meetings taught
from the beginning the structure of atoms and
tracer technique which then was gaining
place in biochemical research in advanced
countries. Vir Bahadur later taught this
subject to animal husbandry students as well
as agricultural chemistry & soil science. Vir
Bahadur was later given more responsibilities
like Incharge livestock section Bichpuri farm
(comprising cows, buffaloes,
goats,sheep,poultry and pigs) and
coordinator Extension activities of the
department and Incharge departmental
library. He was given an allowance and a
free residence at Bichpuri Farm. He enjoyed
working freely in all spheres and enjoyed
cooperation of all concerned.
Later he was appointed in the University of
Udaipur as a faculty on three advance
increments and joined Jobner campus on
Dec 5,1967. He was elevated to the post of
Associate Professor and the Professor while
retaining the position of HOD.
Subsequently,in July 1990 he moved to
Udaipur on appointment as Dean of College
of Dairy Technology where he worked till he
became Vice-chancellor of the MPUAT.
Prof. V.B. Singh is a retired Vice Chancellor
of Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture
& Technology,Udaipur.He superannuated in
March 2002. While leaving the profession, he
was Dean and faculty chairman of Dairy &
Food Science Technology for nearly 12 years
since July 1990. Before that he worked at
SKN College of Agriculture, Jobber in various
capacities. While being on the last two
posts,he successfully introduced a parallel 4
year degree programme in Food Technology
in 1998 probably first in the country then and
managed the two streams of dairy and food
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4. technology on semester pattern
simultaneously.
The paucity of adequate teaching faculty
coupled with the bureaucratic hurdles in
implementing PG programmes despite all
academic exercises including academic
council and PG Council approvals were in
place.Earlier, while with RAU, Bikaner before
creation of MPUAT he worked as
"coordinator " for Udaipur Campus for 2
years coordinating all
academic,administrative and general nature
activities of 4 colleges,two directorates for
deciding the matters pertaining
academic,administrative and establishments
and reporting these to the VC,RAU, at
Bikaner.
He Played an important role in establishment
of MPUAT in initial stages while working as a
bridge between the Govt. and the University
enabling the Govt. to quickly give a start to
the new University.
Worked as member BOM,Academic
council,Board of studies in the University.
Also remained a member of BOM and
Academic Council of NDRI ,Karnal. Worked
as subject expert at recruitment committees
of ASRB, BHU, RPSC,
MPPSC,HAU,GBPUA T, and few others.
Worked as question paper setter for a
number of years for the entrance examination
conducted by ICAR. In nut- all work and
responsibilities were discharged successfully.
Published two textbooks on dairy chemistry-
one in English and the other in Hindi, for UG
and more than 50 research papers in foreign
and Indian journals of repute in Germany and
US.
A goat breed crossing Indian Jamunapari
with Swiss Toggenberg was developed with
beneficial traits like early maturity and
tremendous milk yield. Analysis of Indian
goats milk in respect of proteins and
minerals.After superannuation published
nearly more than 100 editorial articles in a
premier and first Hindi new paper of
Rajasthan "Rastrdoot”. As an excellent
teacher he still commands great respect from
his past students. Dr V.B.Singh often says
that thorough knowledge of the subject is
necessary to become a teacher but all the
more art and skill of teaching are far more
necessary to become a successful teacher in
a University. He firmly advocates that a good
teacher is far more important than a best text
book on the subject. Unfortunately, this
concept has gone in oblivion from the minds
of education planners after independence .
As a child in the village who used to simply
imagine the valour and bravery of Maharana
Pratap on the hearsay of others, the fate that
accompanied established him in the core of
the Pratap’s land. God is great !
(Based on information provided by Dr
V.B.Singh, Former Vice Chancellor,MPUAT,
Udaipur)
Training for Newly Appointed
Fisheries Officers organised at
Udaipur

A three-day basic fisheries training program
for newly appointed and promoted Fisheries
Development Officers, Assistant Fisheries
Development Officers, and Fisheries
Inspectors concluded on Thursday at the
Matsya Bhawan Building, Udaipur.The
training, organized during October 7-9,2025
by the Department of Fisheries, aimed to
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5. equip officers with comprehensive knowledge
of departmental schemes, administrative
procedures, and the functioning of the
fisheries sector. A total of twenty-one officers
participated in the program.
The training was inaugurated by Dr. Anil
Kumar Joshi, Joint Director (Training) of the
Department, who outlined the objectives of
the sessions and the topics to be covered by
subject experts.
During the three days, officers attended
lectures and presentations by several senior
officials and subject matter specialists.
State-level Joint Directors Dharmesh Sodani
and Dr. Akeel Ahmed, along with Deputy
Directors Amit Purohit and Manoj Kumar
Meena, delivered detailed presentations on
departmental schemes, including the
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
(PMMSY), Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Sah
Samridhi Yojana ((PM-MKSSY) and initiatives
run through the National Fisheries
Development Board. Discussions also
covered fisheries contracts through a new e-
Auction Portal, the transfer of reservoirs from
Panchayati Raj institutions to the department,
and the use of various departmental digital
portals.
Guest experts enriched the sessions with
their field experience. Retired RAS officer
Ahsan Ahmed Chhipa discussed government
regulations relevant to office operations, Dr.
Binay Kumar Chakraborty, former Director of
the Fisheries Department, Bangladesh,
shared insights on fisheries programs in
Bangladesh and India, while retired Chief
Account Officers Pawan Kumar Sharma and
Santosh Kumar Jain spoke on financial and
accounting procedures. Other local experts,
including Bhanwar Lal Panchal (retired
Executive Engineer, Water Resources
Department), Chetna Bhati (Deputy
Superintendent of Police), Kautilya Bhatt
Special Auditor Cooperatives and forest
officer Venkateshwar Sharma IFS provided
valuable guidance on administrative and
technical aspects.
At the valedictory session, Department
Director Sanchita Bishnoi, IAS, Jaipur,
interacted with participants through VC,
received their feedback, and encouraged
them to apply the knowledge gained in their
daily work and to implement departmental
schemes effectively.
The program was coordinated by Dr. Deepika
Paliwal, Assistant Director, Fisheries, who
ensured smooth organization and execution
of the training.
Campus News:
Farewell to Dr R. A. Kaushik
It was a moment of
mixed emotions as the
faculty and staff of CoF,
Udaipur bid farewell to
Dr. R. A. Kaushik, Dean,
College of Fisheries and
DRI, MPUAT, and
Former Director,
Extension Education on
27th Sept.2025.
Dr. Kaushik has been a pioneering
horticulturist whose vision and dedicated
efforts have left an indelible mark on the
University. His path-breaking research and
development in custard apple (Sitafal)
farming, processing, and commercialization
of its technology brought widespread
recognition and fame to MPUAT, placing the
institution at the forefront of innovative
agricultural research.
As Dean, College of Fisheries, his tenure in
CoF will be remembered for skill development
of fisheries graduates by arranging their
RAWE and Hands on Training on institutes of
National repute. He also took UG courses. As
an academic leader and extension scientist,
Dr. Kaushik has inspired colleagues,
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6. students, and farming communities alike. His
contribution in bridging science with society
and promoting farmer-centric innovations will
remain a guiding light for generations to
come.
On the significant occasion of his retirement,
we extend our heartfelt gratitude for his
invaluable service, commitment, and
leadership. The Fisheries fraternity wish him
a healthy, fulfilling, and joyous new chapter
ahead.
Dr Soni joined as the new
Dean,CoF, Udaipur
Dr. Rameshwar Lal Soni Joined as the New
Dean, College of Fisheries, MPUAT, Udaipur.
He has been given additional charge of
Dean, College of Fisheries, Maharana Pratap
University of Agriculture and Technology
(MPUAT), Udaipur. He is also presently
holding the post of Director, Extension
Education Directorate, MPUAT, Udaipur.

Born on January 29, 1967, Dr. Soni obtained
his Ph.D. in Agricultural Extension Education
from Rajasthan College of Agriculture,
Udaipur. He began his academic career as an
Assistant Professor, serving for five years,
followed by another five years as Associate
Professor, and later as Professor for sixteen
years — contributing over 25 years of
dedicated service to agricultural and
extension education.Throughout his career,
Dr. Soni has been associated with various
Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), including
Badgaon (Udaipur), Anand (Gujarat),
Banswara, and Vallabhnagar. He served as
Head of KVK Banswara for 13 years, where
his leadership brought national recognition.
The center received the Best KVK Award by
ICAR twice, and an ‘A’ Grade from NITI
Aayog (NFI). The KVK Banswara also earned
four-star accreditation from the National
Horticulture Board, BIRT, Alwarwara V Narmi,
the only KVK in Rajasthan to achieve this
distinction.

During his tenure at Banswara, under his
leadership various demonstration units were
established like fish ponds, hatchery units,
fish processing facilities, and ornamental fish
ponds under the NAIP Project in collaboration
with CIFE—an important contribution to
fisheries development in southern Rajasthan.
Dr. Soni has contributed extensively to
research and literature, having published 30
research papers and over 200 popular
articles on agriculture, animal husbandry,
horticulture, and allied fields in reputed
magazines and journals.
In addition to his current responsibilities at
MPUAT, Dr. Soni recently serving as Director,
Extension Education. He has also worked on
20 major research and extension projects as
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) and
Principal Investigator (PI)
Wishing all our readers a very happy and safe
Diwali, filled with the warmth of tradition and
the light of knowledge.
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7. New team of Office Bearers for
College of Fisheries Udaipur
Alumni association (COFUAA)
In continuation of the Election Notification
dated 25/09/2025, only one nomination form
was received for each of the six posts of the
Executive Committee of the COFUAA for the
tenure 2025–2027. As per the rules and
regulations of the registered society and the
prescribed election norms, all the candidates
who submitted their nomination forms have
been declared elected unopposed to their
respective posts as under:
1.Naresh Kumar Mehta, President
2. Naresh Puri , Vice President
3. Nayan Chouhan, General Secretary
4. Bhavesh Choudhary, Joint Secretary
5. Anil Singh Shekhawat, Treasurer
6. Narpat Choudhary, Finance Advisor

The tenure of the Executive Committee shall
be two (2) years, i.e., from 2025 to 2027,
effective from the date of declaration.
-Prof. (Dr.) S.K. Sharma,Returning Officer
(RO)& OSD to VC, MPUAT and Former Dean
(CoF, MPUAT, Udaipur)
RAWE Training of the College of
Fisheries B.F.Sc. VII Semester
Students
The B.F. Sc.
fourth-year VIIth
Semester students
of the College of
Fisheries, Udaipur,
were placed for their
Rural Aquaculture
Work Experience
with Inland Saline
Aquafarms located
at Jhumpa (Churu)
in Rajasthan - 2
students; Hanzira -10 students ; Fatehabad
(Hariyana)-5 students at shrimp farms and
ICAR-CIFE Rohtak centre-4 students from
15
th
July to 5
th
September 2025. The
students learned about how Shrimp farming
is done, the methods of Shrimp farming,
rearing techniques, pre-stocking practices,
stocking of shrimp larvae, feed selection, feed
administration, disease management and
treatment if any disease occurs. The students
also gained comprehensive knowledge on all
aspects of Shrimp farming by doing the daily
routine work assigned to them like sampling,
feeding, water quality monitoring and
prophylaxis measures at Shrimp farms. The
students training at ICAR-CIFE, Rohtak
center was Indian Major Carps oriented and
they gained information about various types
of Indian major carps – how they are cultured,
their rearing practices, major practices
adopted for their farming.
The RAWE programme not only provides
opportunity to the
students to work in
the field with farmers
at their farms but
also inculcates the
minute practical
tactics to become a
successful
entrepreneur. Based
on this RAWE
programme,
exposure to some of
the College of
Fisheries, Udaipur, B.F.Sc. and M.F.Sc.
Passing out students are doing Shrimp
farming in the Inland Saline Areas of
Rajasthan and Haryana by taking the farms
on lease from the local farmers and getting
handsome profits.
Internship in Cooperative
Development
Two students of CoF, MPUAT, Udaipur are
selected for 4 months internship by Jaipur
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8. office of NCDC.This programme is designed
to provide students and young professionals
with in-depth exposure to cooperative
development across agriculture, fisheries,
dairy, and other rural sectors.
Interns will gain hands-on experience in office
work and documentation, including report
preparation, drafting notes, maintaining files,
and supporting official correspondence. They
will also participate in data collection and
analysis, studying trends from cooperative
societies and preparing summaries for senior
officers.

In middle -Mr Sunil Kumar
Chhapola,Regional Director,NCDC, Jaipur,to
left Yogesh Kaswan and on right Anil Singh
Shekhawat
The program includes active support for
ongoing projects and schemes of the National
Cooperative Development Corporation
(NCDC), such as cooperative financing,
training, and promotional activities. Field
visits to cooperative societies and beneficiary
groups will provide a practical understanding
of ground-level operations.
A key component of the internship is learning
about government schemes and NCDC’s role
in financing cooperatives to support rural
livelihoods. Interns will also develop skills in
presentation and reporting, preparing
summaries of their observations throughout
the internship period.
Participation in Training on Shrimp
Hatchery Management in Tamil
Nadu
Rishikant Sharma and Krishan Kumhar,BFSc
passout from College of Fisheries, Udaipur
presently working in
BMR Co. as
Aquaculture Technician
& sales executives are
attending a special
Training at RGCA
(Rajiv Gandhi Centre
for Aquaculture) Srikazi,Tamil Nadu for a
duration of 2 months. This training would be
mainly focusing on various applied aspects of
Shrimp farming such as shrimp disease
diagnosis and its management, Feed
management,water quality and other related
aspects of Shrimp hatchery Management.
Members’ Profile
1.Dr M.L.Ojha, Associate Professor
(Fisheries), College of Fisheries, Udaipur.
Born in a small village, Borda near
Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) on 10
th

December,1967. Completed initial education
in village government.
Middle school, passed the
higher secondary school
Examination from the
government. Higher
Secondary School
Rishabhadeo (Udaipur) in
1984, Graduation from
Rajasthan College of
Agriculture, Udaipur in 1988, and Completed
M.Sc. (Ag) in Limnology and Fisheries with
Gold Medal from Rajasthan Agriculture
University, Bikaner (Rajasthan) in 1991. He
did PG Diploma in Remote Sensing and GIS
from JRN Rajasthan Vidhyapeeth,Udaipur in
2005. Dr Ojha completed Ph.D. (Aquaculture)
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9. from ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries
Education, Mumbai in 2013.
The title of the Ph.D. thesis was "Effect of
selected medicinal herbs on growth,
immunity, and gonadal development of Labeo
rohita (Hamilton, 1822)".Dr. N. K. Chadha,
Principal Scientist, ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai, was
the Major Advisor in Ph.D.
He started his career in the Lupin Human
Welfare and Research Foundation,
Bharatpur(Rajasthan), as Programme Officer.
He established a fish farm at village Mai
Gujar and later shifted to the same
organization at Bhopal, where he worked for
soil and water conservation.
In Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture
and Technology, Udaipur, Dr. Ojha Started his
Career as a Training Associate/Subject
Matter Specialist (Fisheries) at Krishi Vigyan
Kendra, Banswara (Rajasthan) from June
2005.
Dr. Ojha established the Fisheries Unit at
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Banswara, and
produced 1.5 to 2.0 Cr. IMC fish spawn every
year. Besides teaching undergraduate and
postgraduate classes, he published 91
Research papers in National and
International Journals. Published 3 Books,10
Popular articles, and 7 Training booklets. He
attended 18 seminars and conferences.
He worked as Co-Project In-Charge in 5
Research Projects and Project In-Charge of
two Research projects.He guided 2 Ph.D and
15 master’s degree scholars for their
dissertations. He also contributed as an
advisory committee member of more than 45
scholars in master's and Ph.D. programs.
2. Dr Pooja Joshi, Assistant Professor,
JRNRV, Udaipur
Dr. Pooja Joshi was born on 30 September
1989 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and belongs
to Udaipur, Rajasthan. She completed her
secondary (2005) and senior secondary
(2007) education at Guru Nanak Public
Senior Secondary School, Udaipur. She
graduated from Guru Nanak Girls College,
Udaipur, in 2010 and earned her
post-graduation from
Bhupal Nobles P.G.
College, Udaipur, in 2012,
both under MLSU,
Udaipur. She obtained a
B.Ed. degree from Prem
Shanti Niketan TT
College, Udaipur, in 2013,
and was awarded her
Ph.D. in 2020 from MLSU for her research on
“A Study of Planktonic Diversity with Special
Reference to Diurnal Physico-chemical
Parameters in Three Main Ponds of
Banswara District.”

Dr Joshi has over eight years of teaching
experience. She has guided three Ph.D.
Scholars, with one degree already awarded
under her supervision. Her academic
contributions include four published books,
four research papers, and a patent titled “river
ecosystem revival device for biodiversity.”

She has actively participated in national and
international conferences, including those on
Recent Trends in Chemical Sciences (2016,
Banswara), Frontiers in Chemical Sciences
(2016, Udaipur), Eco-friendly and Socially
Responsive Economy (2017, Udaipur),
Sustainable Economic Development in
Southern Rajasthan (2018, Banswara), and
The Rajasthan Science Congress (2019,
Udaipur). Her paper “Economic Importance of
Plankton in Dialab Pond of Banswara" was
published with ISBN 978-81-7906-730-7. In
addition, she attended multiple international
webinars between 2021 and 2023 on
nanotechnology, antimicrobial resistance,
digital competencies in education, and
advanced instrumentation in drug discovery.
She has also contributed as an organizer,
serving as organizing secretary for the
National Conference on “Impact of Climate
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10. Change on Biodiversity” (28 June 2024) and
the International Conference on “Pollution:
Human Health” (26–27 June 2025), both held
at JRNRV, Udaipur.

3.Dr. Manish Jayant, Scientist (Fish
Nutrition) at ICAR–Central Institute of
Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai
Born on 24 August 1987 in Baran, Rajasthan Dr
Manish completed his secondary education in
2003 from Vandana Senior Secondary School,
Baran (RBSE, Ajmer), followed
by senior secondary education
in the year 2005 from
Government Senior Secondary
School, Kota Road, Baran. He
pursued his B.F.Sc. degree at
the College of Fishery Science,
Nagpur at Maharashtra Animal
& Fishery Sciences University,
where he graduated in 2011 with the MAFSU
University Gold Medal for securing the first
position. He went on to complete his M.F.Sc.
(2013) in Fish Nutrition, Biochemistry &
Physiology from CIFE, Mumbai, with
specialization in Fish Nutrition & Feed
Technology, and was awarded the Dr. Hiralal
Chaudhuri Gold Medal for securing the first rank
in his division. His M.F.Sc. The dissertation was
titled “Optimization of dietary protein requirement
for growth of striped catfish, Pangasianodon
hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878) juveniles.” He
obtained his Ph.D. in 2020 from the same
institute, with research focused on “Evaluation of
castor seed protein isolate in the leafmeal-based
diet of Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822),” which also
received the Best Ph.D. Thesis Award.

Dr. Jayant has made significant contributions in
the area of aquaculture and fish and shellfish
nutrition. He has published 37 research papers,
authored one book, contributed 22 book chapters,
16 training manuals, and 22 abstracts, and has
participated in 20 seminars, conferences, and
symposiums. He has attended six specialized
training programmes and served as a resource
person and coordinator in 24 training
programmes conducted for farmers, students,
and entrepreneurs in the fisheries sector.
His technological innovations include the
standardization of fermentation processes for
leafmeal and oilseeds, establishing methods to
prepare protein isolates and concentrates from
non-edible oilseed cakes or meals, development
of feed premixes to enhance feed intake and
growth during winter, and formulation of
insect-meal-based feeds for catfish and shrimps.
His research area is primarily focused on
valorisation of agricultural waste originating from
vegetable, fruit, and agro-industrial sources in
aquafeed and studies the nutrient requirements of
diversified fish species.
Dr. Jayant is also actively engaged in academics
and the guidance of master's and doctoral
students. He has supervised six completed
M.F.Sc. dissertations and is currently guiding one
more as a major advisor, while acting as a
co-advisor for 24 students. At the doctoral level,
he chairs two ongoing Ph.D. theses, and as
co-chair has guided one completed and six
ongoing Ph.D. theses.

4.Dr Naresh Kumar Mehta, Assistant
Professor (senior grade) in the
College of Fisheries Central
Agricultural University, Imphal
Dr Naresh Kumar Mehta, working as
Assistant Professor since 2016. Born at
Devri, Baran, Rajasthan, on
26
th
August 1986. He
passed Secondary School
from Government Senior
Secondary School Devri,
Rajasthan in 2002.
Thereafter,passed higher
secondary from Bhartiya
Shiksha Niketan, Kota in the year 2004.
Consequently, he got
admission in B.F.Sc. at College of Fisheries,
Udaipur under the aegis of Maharana Pratap
University of Agriculture and Technology,
Udaipur as the first batch in the year
2004-2008. After graduating in the year 2008,
cleared the ICAR-JRF examination and got
admission in the College of Fisheries,
Mangalore, for master's degree programme in
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11. 2008 wherein I worked on a master’s thesis
title "Quality evaluation of ice stored
freshwater fish and its utility for mince based
products" under the guidance of Prof. BA
Shamasundar and completed in 2010.
Further, I cleared ICAR-SRF examination in
2011 and got admission in ICAR Central
Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE),
Mumbai for a doctoral degree program.
Wherein, my PhD thesis title was
"Comparative studies on the functional and
rheological properties of myofibrillar proteins
from finfish and shellfish during storage"
under the guidance of Dr. B.B. Nayak, and
earned my doctoral degree in 2016.
Dr. Naresh Kumar Mehta has expertise in fish
processing technology. His area of research
interest is fish proteins and their behavior
during processing and fish waste utilization.
Dr. Mehta is currently associated with 2
externally funded projects. He has guided 8
Master’s Students and 1 PhD as a major
adviser, and currently 5 students (3 PhD + 2
MFSc) are working under him. He has
published 39 research papers in International
and 11 National journals with reputed
publishers such as Springer, Elsevier, Wiley,
Taylor and Francis,ACS,MDPI,Frontier, ICAR,
etc. He also published 15 popular articles,
one book, and 11 book chapters. He is a
recipient of the “BEST PhD THESIS AWARD”
from ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries
Education, Mumbai, for the year 2016. He
was also awarded the YOUNG SCIENTIST
AWARD-2020 in the field of Fish Processing
Technology by the Agricultural &
Environmental Technology Development
Society (AETDS), U.S. Nagar, Uttarakhand,
India. Recognizing his expertise in the field,
Dr. Mehta was appointed as one of the expert
members in the Bureau of Indian Standards
(BIS) “Fish, Fisheries & Aquaculture
Sectional Committee, FAD 12” from Sept,
2022 for developing standards for fish and
fisheries products. Dr. Mehta is also
designated as Assistant Editor to edit a
Rajbhasha Patrika “Meenakshi” by College of
Fisheries, CAU, Lembucherra, Tripura and
currently he is President of College of
Fisheries Alumni Association (COFUAA),
Udaipur.He has foreign exposure for
specialized training at Prince Songkla
University,Thailand which was sponsored by
IDP-NAHEP for one month. Apart from the
research; he is actively engaged in UG, PG
and PhD courses teaching programmes.

Paper presentation by Vikas Ujjania
Vikas Kumar Ujjania, alumnus of the College
of Fisheries, Udaipur,
and currently pursuing
Ph.D. in the Division of
Aquaculture,
ICAR–CIFE, Mumbai,
made online
presentation of his
research at the 6th
International Congress on Engineering and
Life Science held at Girne Üniversitesi,
Kyrenia, North Cyprus. His presentation, titled
“Feeding Ecology and Seasonal Diet Patterns
of the Endangered Loach Botia striata in the
Western Ghats of India,” highlighted
ecological significance and the need for
conservation of freshwater biodiversity in the
Western Ghats.
Jaisamand Lake Fisheries in
Their Pristine State: Insights
from 1973

Based on visit to Jaisamand Lake
Date 24th December, 1973; Time: 10 A.M. to
7 Ρ.Μ.
Aim of Visit: This visit was made to know the
following aspects of Jaisamand fishery :

1. Fish fauna of the water body;.2. Fishing
methods used in the lake;3. Trade and
marketing of Jaisamand fishery; 4.
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12. Socio-economic conditions of fishermen; 5.
Environmental studies of lake.
Introduction
The visit to Jaisamand lake was arranged for
the study of Jaisamand fishery.
This visit was made with the collaboration of
C.I.F.E.Bombay Trainees and Fishery
students of University.
The arrangement for vehicles and other
accessories was made by the Govt. Fishery
Department of Udaipur.
The Jaisamand Lake- An Introduction:
The lake was constructed from 1640 to 1652
A.D. It lies 54 Km. South-east of Udaipur, and
is one of the largest artificial sheets of soft
water in our country.

Photo: L L Sharma
The lake is 14 Km. long and 9.6 Km. width
with a circumference of nearly 48 Km. The
water spread area is about 28 sq. miles (2600
hectares approx.). Its Dam, measuring 366
meters (1202 ft.) in length and 35 meters (116
ft.) in width, was built by Maharana Jai Singh,
who, on its inauguration on 2nd June, 1691,
walked around it and distributed in charity
gold equal to his own weight.
Six "Chhatries" (Pavillions) with a finely built
elephant in front of each and a temple of Lord
Shiva in the centre, stand on the
'Embankment'. The islands in the lake are
inhabited by the aboriginal Bheel and Meena
tribes. On the surrounding hills, there are two
palaces: (1) The Roothi Rani ka Mahal
(Palace of Angry Queen) and (ii) The Hawa
Mahal (Palace of Winds).

Topography of Land: After a brief historical
consideration, it would be better to discuss
the topography of the lake.
Water Sources: The lake receives water
from 6 rivers, viz., Gomati, Jhamari. Rupar,
Bagar, Tiri, and Gata.
There are 11 islands in the centre of the lake
where people live. The overflow of the lake is
at the southern side and meets the river
Sabarmati in Gujarat state.
The eastern side of the lake (where chilling
and landing centres are present) is muddy,
and the southern part is of clay mixed with
gravel, while the west and north sides are
rocky.
The lake stretches north-east to south-east.
There are 5 irrigation canals arising from this
lake. The maximum overflow from this lake
was observed in 1956 and then again in
1959.
The maximum depth of the lake is 120 ft., and
behind the island, the depth is 100 feet, while
the bed toward the southwest is 30’ and
towards the Northeast 20' only.
The south-east is even less deep, and the
Northwest bed at the margin is 30' deep.
Shallow zones are less compared to deeper
zones.
Environment of the lake: Surrounding
Environment:
There is a Game Sanctuary in an area of
about 45 sq km. provided with motorable fair
weather roads. The sanctuary shelters wild
animals like deer, pigs, panthers etc.
The flora includes thick woods of bamboo,
Mahua, Mango, Babul bush (Acacia nilotica),
Scrub, etc.
Properties and Contents of Water :
Water temperature :- February and about
34°C during May to June months. It is about
15°C during January to February and about
34°C during May to June months.
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13. Rainfall occurs in the months of July and
August.
Colour: Water is turbid in September while
greenish in October, and brownish green in
winter.
pH: It is towards alkalinity, about 8. CO
2
8
ppm.
Vegetation of the lake: Several freshwater
aquatic weeds are common, like Hydrilla,
Vallisneria, Chara, Pistia, Eichhornia, and
Reeds.
The Soil: The underwater soil was
phosphate-rich with a medium quantity of
potassium and low nitrate.
Fish population of the lake: So far, 30
species of fish have been reported from this
water body.
The major catch is represented by :Major
carps.
1.Labeo rohita 2.Cirrhina mrigala 3.Catla
catla 4.Tor tor (Mahseer). 5. L. calbasu.
6.Mystus seenghala. 7.M. cavasius. 8.
Wallago attu (Mully) 9. Channa marulius
10.Channa punctatus 11.Notopterus
notopterus
The Stray Catch represented by :-
12.Ambassis nama 13.Rasbora daniconius
14.Barbus ticto 15. B. Sarana
16.Puntius changunio 17.Oxygaster
clupeoids 18.0.bacaila 19.Amblypharyngodon
mola 20.Cirrhina reba 21.Barilius barana 22.
Barilius benedictus 23.Garra gotyla 24. Labeo
boggut 25.Labeo gonius 26. Nemachilus bota
27.Lepidocephalichthys guntea 28.Belone
cancilla 29.Mastacembelus armatus
Observation of Catch: The landed catch on
24-12-72 was examined, and some of the
observations taken are as follows: The
sustained fishery was about 400 tons per
year, catch per hectare 60 kg. per year.
The catch consisted of the following fish in
decreasing order of their quantity :
1. Labeo rohita 2. Tor tor 3.Mystus seenghala
4.L. calbasu 5.L. gonius
6.Notopterus notopterus 7.Channa marulius
8.Others.
The Tor tor was the highest in weight
amongst the catch.

Observation for two samples of Tor tor:
Weight.​​ T.L. ​​ Girth
8.750 Kg. ​​ 86 cm. ​ 56 cm.
5.600 Kg. ​​ 74 cm. ​ 46 cm.
Some minima and maxima:
1. A Catla in December 1971 was found to be
29 Kg. in weight.
2. Mystus seenghala caught from this lake
weighed 10 Kg. maximum.
3. Labeo fimbriatus was a minimum 2 kg in
weight.
4. L. calbasu found 2 Kg. maximum.
5. Catla is rare
6. Tor tor of maximum weight was found to be
20 Kg.
7.Channa marulius was found to be a
maximum of 4 Kg.
8. Labeo gonius was found 2 Kg. maximum.
9. Notopterus was 0.5 Kg.
10. Another sample of Mystus seenghala
was weighed and found to be 13 Kg.
The total catch per day was about 800 to
1000 Kg.
Catch Tendency: During the previous year,
major carps dominated. over catfish.
Among major carps, Rohu was the highest,
followed by Narain and Mahseer, while Catla
was very poorly represented. Among
Catfishes, M. seenghala was followed by
Channa species. Since the last 3 years,
catch reveals that the major carp fishery is
declining, and catfish and other varieties are
dominating in catches.
Method of Extraction :
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14. The lake from the past 15 years is being used
by contractors for fishing. The original amount
for that was Rs. 30,000 fixed by Govt. but
now it has reached 1.25 lakhs in addition to
Royalty rates fixed by the Govt. Since
1969-70, a new system has been in force in
which Dead rent-cum- royalty has been
adopted. The lake has been given for a
7-year lease to a contractor. In this system,
the contractor has to pay a dead rent of Rs.
1,25,000 per year, and in addition to it the
fishes are divided in four categories and
these rates per Kg were fixed by the Govt.
are as follows :-
1. Major Carps above 2 Kg. - Rs.1.10
2. Major Carps less than 2 Kg. - Rs.0.40
3. Cat fishes and others >2 Kg. - Rs.0.40
4. Cat fishes and other <2 Kg. - Rs.0.30
The daily catch is weighted and the costs as
per the above rates are calculated. If during
the fishing period the cost of the total catch
extracted in that period exceeds the dead
rent amount, then the excess amount has to
be paid by the contractor.
The contractor has to follow the Rajasthan
Fisheries Act, 1953, and rules, 1958.
The Dead Rent cum Royalty system was
investigated by Peace Corps Volunteers.
Fish Production:
The production ranges to 50 Kg. to 65
Kg./ha. The figures of the past. years are as
under :-
Duration Weight of Fish Extracted (Kg)​ Value (Rs.)

1969–70​ ​ 338,418​ ​​ 1,25,356
1970–71​ ​ 340,092​ ​​ 1,28,870
1971–72​ ​ 270,735​ ​​ 1,42,540.60
1972(18.12.72)​ 45,175​ ​​ 19,303.40
Fish Production in years(Kg)
Years,Major Carps Other Varieties Total Per ha Production

1969–70 57,794 2,56,609​ 3,14,403 49.1 ​
1970–71​ 1,04,378 235,71 340,0924 53.5
1971–72​ 32,909 53,791 270,735 42.3
1972–73 13,806 31,369 45,175
(up to 18.12.72) + 1,84,035
Fishing was done from November 1968 Nov.
to June by 250 men.
1. By 10 days of fishing, the catch per
man-hour was 3.13 Kg.
2. In Dec. catch was 3.04 Kg. per man hour.
3. January 6.03 Kg./ man hour.
4. February 6.98 Kg./man hour.
5. March 6.49 Kg./man/hour.
6. April fishing for 29 days 8 Kg./man hour.
7. May 30 days fishing 6.55 Kg./man hour.
8. June 30 days fishing 7.38 Kg./man hour.
The average working days in the lake are 220
in a year, and average catch is 5.96 Kg./year
per man hour. According to the latest data
Catla vanished from the lake while Rohu
came regularly, Mahaseer is stable and Cat
fishes follow.
Crafts and Gear used at Lake :
Crafts :- Commonly called 'Kishti' is a flat
bottom boat of wooden planks. The wood is
of 'Sal' variety. The dimension of the boat is
14' x 4' with a flat bottom. The rate of
manufacture is 20-22 rupees cubic feet. So
the complete boat cost about Rs.400 to 450
only.
Gears :-
The fishermen (truly labourers) were
classified on the basis of Gear like
Chondiwala and Fasla wala etc.
The common nets used are
1. Surface gill net (Fasla) 2. Drag net
(Chondi) 3. Cast net (Dhaiya) 4. Hooks and
line
Mesh Size:- It should be according to
Rajasthan Act, 1952 and rules 58, so should
not be below 2" bar in case of Drag net, Gill
net and 1 1⁄2" in case of cast net.
The hooks used are of 18 No.
Landing and Chilling of Fish: The chilling
centre has muddy soil and is on a Kachha
road away from the main road of Dam side.
The fishermen bring the catch to the landing
centre where it is first subjected to selection
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15. of some variety, then weighted under the
inspection of Govt. officer.
After that, the commodity is subjected to
chilling by Ice, i.e., Heterogenous chilling.
The information about chilling and marketing
of fishes was given by Mr. Kapoor (The
contractor).Almost the entire catch is
transported to two main markets viz. Delhi
and Howrah.
For Delhi, the Chilling process is done once
only, but for Howrah, it is re-iced in a new
basket.
The chilling is done in bamboo baskets which
are layered by the leaves of 'Khakhara and
alternate layers of ice and fishes are
arranged without gutting or deheading the
fishes.
Previously the contractor had his own Ice
Factory but now he brings ice from the
market at the rate of Rs.3.15 for a block of 50
Kg. (6.50/100 Kg.).
Marketing and Trade in Jaisamand Fishery
The Udaipur market is very poor for fish
consumption because of a larger percentage
of the vegetarian population. Also other
non-vegetarians have not been found to be
very interested in fish rather than flash of
other animals. Therefore, the fish have to be
sent to an outside market.
For a long time Jaisamand fishes have had a
good market at Howrah and Delhi. Therefore,
fishes are chilled and sent to these markets.
The contractor has to pay Railway freight of
Rs.45/- per 100 Kg. (reduced rate for
perishable commodity) with 1/3 concession
plus 5% + 5% refugee charges.
For Delhi to Calcutta, the freight is Rs.1/- only
and from Udaipur to Delhi freight is Rs.1.50
only. Total freight from Udaipur to Howrah is
Rs.2.50 for 100 Kg. The carps in Calcutta
market have a price of about Rs.5/- per Kg.
After freedom of Bangla Desh, the fishes from
Bangla Desh started coming into the Market
of Calcutta so the Jaisamand fish market was
affected but now Bangla Desh import is
stopped.
Socio-economic Conditions:
Fishery of any water body is dependent partly
or wholly on the fishermen, their standard of
living etc.
The Jaisamand fishery is actually the
extraction of fish from lakes as well as blood
from fishermen.
The Fishermen : These are peoples of U.P.
who come for fishing for 8 months. They live
on islands in cottages of bush and bamboo.
Only male candidates are there.
Their diet consists of rice, chappati, fish and
pulses. They also smoke tobacco mixing with
cane sugar extract.
These people are well trained in net making
and so they have their own nets, boats etc.
They also use a net preservative material
called Lahi.
The socio-economic condition of fishermen
was studied by visiting one of the islands on
the north side of the Chilling Centre.
Each group of fishermen was responsible for
a definite type of fishing, like fishing by gill net
or by drag net, or by hooks and line etc.
In each group, there is a head fisherman and
there are also some local Bheel or Meena
servants. The pay of these servants is only
Rs.40/-, and plus food and smoking
materials.
The fishermen don't have any device for their
entertainment except for the Bhajans of
Ramayana in evenings.
An Interview with Head of a Group :
Chaudhri(Head) gave some information about
his group that
1. They are responsible for drag netting.
2. They get Rs.18/- for Chilka (Major carps)
per mond.
3. and Rs.16/- for Singada and Rs.13/- for
others / Mond.
4. The party has two boats.
5. They fish about 2 to 2.5 Mond of fish.
Therefore, there is a link system between
fishermen and contractors.
Discussion: The fishing in Jaisamond Lake
has been going on continuously for the past
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16. 15 years. The stock is becoming less and
less. Once, Catla were in good numbers in
Jaisamand. Now it has almost vanished, and
also the catfishes are becoming fewer. There
are indications of dangers of the future.
The second point of discussion is 'Role of
middlemen', i.e., contractors. There are four
complete links of this chain. First is the
servants of the fishermen, second is the
fishermen, third is Head of fishermen and
fourth is Contractor. Sometimes even fifth-
the marketing agent.
The price of fish in the market can not be
altered by increasing or decreasing the
intermediates in the above chain; when the
intermediate in the chain increases it
ultimately affects the poor fellows.
Suggestions:
1. To avoid dangers of the future, fishing in
the lake should be stopped at least for 2
years to facilitate new stocking in the lake.
2. Simultaneously the seed should be
collected from some other source and added
to the lake.
3. There should be proper checking of the
fishing gear, their mesh size etc.
4. Pouching must be prohibited.
5. The Government should encourage the
fishermen to develop cooperative societies
and also to provide them with better facilities
like loans, subsidizing the contract, and
preference in open bids.
6. The government should train the fishermen
to raise their standard of living and to
increase the efficiency of fishing.
Participants:
I. Dr. V.S. Durve, Dr. V.K. Rajbanshi
Mr. Laxmi lal Sharma, Gopal Das Swarnkar,
Devendra Kumar Kaushal
Madhu Sudan Sharma.
II. Dr. Nagabhushan and his 34 trainees of
Central Institute of Fisheries Education,
Bombay.
III. Mr. R.S. Bharadwaj, Mr. V.N.Verma,Mr.
M.K. Sharma and their colleagues.
Developmental activities taken by the
fisheries department:-
The expected fish production is 900 metric
tons/year, while it is only 400 metric tons per
year. Since there is an insufficient stock of
major carp in the lake, a revision in the fishing
regulations should be made. For this, the
department has prepared a scheme of
Induced breeding, and the land for the
preparation of 26 nurseries and hatcheries
has been purchased. The expected size of
nurseries is 60' x 40' and of 2 breeder tanks
of 100 x 90' size.
Conclusion:
This visit to Jaisamond was full of new
experiences in the field of marketing and
trade in Jaisamand fishery, socioeconomic
conditions of fishermen, role of middleman,
chilling process etc.
Acknowledgement : Thanks are due to Mr.
R. S. Bhardwaj, Principal, Fisheries Training
School, Udaipur for giving a complete view of
Jaisamand Fisheries.
Reference: Field Studies in Limnology and
Fisheries : Field Record Submitted in Partial
Fulfilment of the Requirements for The Degree of
Master of Science in Zoology, with Specialization
in Limnology & Fisheries by Laxmi Lal
Sharma,1973. Department of Zoology, University
of Udaipur.

Obituary:
In Fond Memory of Shatrujeet Singh ji
With profound grief and deep sorrow, we got the
news of the sudden and
untimely demise of our
beloved well-wisher -Shriman
Shatrujeet Singh ji of the
Shahpura royal family.This
tragic loss is a huge setback
for
the royal family of
Shahpura.His passing has
left a void that cannot be
filled, not only in the hearts of his family and
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17. friends but also among all those who cherished
his selfless contributions to society and nature.
A man of many talents, Shatrujeet Singh ji was a
renowned wildlife photographer, whose keen eye
captured the beauty and fragility of our natural
world. His lens spoke of his unwavering passion
for nature and his deep-rooted commitment to
preserving it. He was also a national-level
shooter, representing excellence, discipline, and
dedication in sports.
What truly defined him, however, was his
unshakeable devotion to environmental
conservation. He was profoundly inclined towards
safeguarding the lakes and natural ecosystems of
his locality, tirelessly raising awareness and
inspiring others to join hands in protecting these
invaluable resources. We recall that a few years
back he invited us to visit Shahpura to survey
Pivnia lake for making a report. After the survey
the report was submitted to the central
government and local authorities for conservation
of Pivnia talab.
He was a very compassionate ,kind and gentle
soul who could speak with ease to people from all
walks of life. A truly versatile man with a wealth of
knowledge on different aspects of life.
Those who had the privilege of knowing
Shatrujeet Singh ji will remember him for his
humility, warmth, and generosity of spirit. He lived
not just for himself but for a cause greater than
any individual—the cause of nature, heritage, and
conservation.
In his passing, we have lost a dear friend, a true
environmentalist, and a noble human being. His
legacy will continue to inspire future generations
to respect and protect the treasures of our natural
world.
May his noble soul rest in peace, and may the
Almighty give his family and loved ones the
courage to bear this irreparable loss.
Photogallery

Induced breeding of Catla at experimental
fish(1990) farm,New Campus, MPUAT:from left
C.S.Choudhary,FDO, Fisheries,Dr
V.S,Durve,HOD(L& F), Dr L.L.Sharma,(Asst. Prof.)

National Symposium on Limnology-2007:From left
Dr H.C.L.Gupta(Dean),Dr S.L.Mehta(H.V.C.),Dr
S.Banerjee(Director, BARC), Dr
B.Venkataramani(Convener) & Dr
L.L.Sharma((Co-Convener)

Technical session NSL-2007:from left Dr
S.G.Markandeya,Dr B.Venkataramni,Dr
P.V.Dehadrai(DDG, Fisheries,ICAR),Dr H.C.L.Gupta
& Dr L. L. Sharma
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Rajfisheries Group or the institutions to
which authors belong.Published for
Rajfisheries Group for internal circulation
by Dr L.L.Sharma, Prof.& Dean(Retd.)
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