LAHORE: The Fisheries Department has launched a cage fish cluster development project for the promotion of cage fish culture.

Fish cages will be provided to farmers on a subsidy basis in which 80pc of the cost will be paid by the government through the PM`s initiative under the Agriculture Emergency Programme and the remaining cost will be paid by the farmer.

Last year 500 hsh cages were provided to the farmers, and in the next two years 2,000 cages per year will be distributed to the interested parties on a subsidy basis.

The project aims at promoting cage fish culture and utilising untapped water resources to increase fish production. Staff reporter