ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), Chennai is implementing livelihood development interventions for the Tribal Groups and Scheduled Caste Families at Kattur and Thonirevu Villages in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu under the STC and SCSP schemes. The beneficiaries are traditionally crab, shrimp and clam collectors and fishers. CIBA has demonstrated brackishwater aquaculture technologies viz., milkfish farming in pond and pens, seabass nursery rearing in hapas, pen and low volume floating cages, crab farming in pen and boxes for their diversified livelihood development.
An interaction meet was organised on 16th June 2022 with the ST and SC beneficiaries to understand their feedback on the development interventions being undertaken by CIBA. Shri.S.Annadurai, CLS, Director, State Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. He visited the project sites, distributed inputs like seeds, feeds to both SC and ST beneficiaries and interacted with them. He appreciated the efforts taken by ICAR-CIBA and expressed his willingness for collaboration with CIBA in implementing programmes for upliftment of tribal families. About 75 beneficiaries, village elected representatives, State Department Officials and public attended the meeting. Dr. B. Shanthi, Principal Scientist, Principal Investigator and Dr.T.Senthil Murugan, Principal Scientist and Co-Principal Investigator of the project convened this programme.
