Concern over death of fishes in Rudra Sagar lake
By Our Correspondent
Agartala,
October 07, 2019 : Fear is growing among the residents around Rudrasagar over large
scale death of fishes in the lake and the bad smell coming out of it is
polluting the area. It is learnt that the Fisheries Department has already
taken some measures like collecting water sample but the death of fishes are
yet to come under control.
Though the
reason for this large scale death of fishes are yet to be detected the local
fisherman with their long experiences are attributing it to massive growth of
hydrilla plant that is covering the surface of the water body and causing
deficiency of Oxygen and hindering the free movement of the fishes.
However they
are not ruling out other reasons like mixing of fertilizers and pesticides in
the water of the lake. It is learnt that there are some local nalas or cherras
that flows through paddy lands in nearby areas. It is possible that these nalas
or cherras are carrying these poisonous items polluting the lake water.
(Tripurainfo)