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Chapter 33

FISHERIES DEPARTMENT

The Fisheries Department conserves, manages and develops aquatic
resources to meet the quality protein requirements of the masses. Its office
was established in Muzaffargarh in 1971 with Assistant Warden as its head,
who performed his functions under the over-all supervision of Assistant
Director Fisheries, Multan. The post was upgraded to Assistant Director on
August 10, 1973. At present, the office comprises 36 staff members, of which
6 seats are vacant.

DETAILS OF WATER BODIES
The auctioning of 21 public water bodies in the district is being done since
1975-76. The list of such bodies is as follows:

1 Pond Area Taunsa
2 River Indus, Tehsil Kot Addu
3 River Indus, Tehsil Muzaffargarh
4 River Indus, Tehsil Alipur
5 River Indus, Tehsil Layyah
6 River Indus. Keenjar
7 Dhool Wala Canal Unit
8 Rangpur Taliri Canal
9 Dhand Faqirwali
10 Kot Addu Escape
11 TP Link Canal
12 Head Panjnad Lake
13 Muzaffargarh Canal
14 Dubajat Rakh Hamzaywali
15 Chitta Khandar Canal
16 Ghazi Ghat Main Drain
17 Shehr Sultan Sub-Division
18 Jatoi Sub-Division
19 Dhand Mohal
20 Ghuttu Supply Channel
21 Kot Addu Main Drain
DETAILS OF HATCHERIES

There is a total of 5 hatcheries in the district: 2 hatcheries have been
established by the public sector and 3 by the private entrepreneurs.

Name of Hatchery Category

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