Indefinite ban on fishing in Kaptai Lake from today
Rangamati district administration has imposed a ban on fishing in Kaptai Lake for an 'indefinite period' from today.
A letter issued in this regard yesterday instructed the Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation (BFDC) to strictly enforce the ban.
All kinds of netting, marketing, preservation, drying and transportation of fishes have been banned. Besides, all the fishermen have been instructed to move their dried fishes from the district to other destinations within three days.
The administration also asked all people to refrain from catching fishes from sanctuaries including those in front of BFDC landing terminal, DC Bungalow, Parjatan areas and UNO office at Longudu till further order.
The ban is enforced for breeding and boosting fish production in the lake. During the period, the mother fishes lay eggs while fish fries are also released in the lake.
Every year, catching of fishes in the lake is banned for three months from May-July. The authorities, however, have imposed ban for an indefinite period this year.
A section of fishermen in connivance with some dishonest BFDC and district fisheries officials catch fishes and fish fries indiscriminately during the ban period, sources said.
To prevent this trend, a total of 10,157 fishermen who earn their livelihood through fishing in the lake, have been brought under three-month VGF (vulnerable group feeding) programme by the authorities to strictly enforce the order.
State Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Dipanker Talukder is expected to address a BFDC function and distribute the VGF cards among the fishermen today on BFDC office premises.
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