Inauguration of AOC at Ramayyapatnam, Prakasam District

TheAqua One Centre (AOC) in Ramayyapatnam, Prakasam District was inaugurated virtually by Shri Chandra Sekhar Reddy, Joint Director of Fisheries, Prakasam Diston behalf of Dr P. Bhaskar, I.A.S, Hon’ble Collector and District Magistrate, Prakasam District in the presence of Shri K. S. Srinivas, IAS, Hon’ble Chairman, MPEDA & President, NaCSA on 19-05-2021 at 1230Hrs. Shri K. Shanmukha Rao, CEO, NaCSA welcomed all the dignitaries to the virtual inauguration of AOC at Ramayyapatnam.

Felicitations were done by Dr. M. Karthikeyan, Director, MPEDA HO,Shri K. S. Pradeep, IFS, Secretary, MPEDA& Shri ChapallaRamanaiah, NaCSA GC Member.

Shri Dhirit Ekka, Dy. CEO thanked all the participants for attending the AOC inauguration.

During the programme, Hon’ble Chairman, MPEDA & President, NaCSA discussed and requested the Joint Director of Fisheries, Prakasam Dist to make use of the MPEDA SC/ST fund for aqua farmers in the district. JD Fisherieshas shown interest on the issues & also assured to take up few projects in the district for utilization of fund.

There are 29 Aqua societies in Prakasam Dist and thereare 577 farmersinvolved in shrimp farming with a total WSA of 526 Hectares.With the establishment of AOC in Ramayyapatnam, Prakasam District the major farming areas will be covered&will be helpful to the above shrimp farmers for getting their pond water/soil and animal health tested in the AOC. The establishment of AOC will also increase the efficiency of farms by monitoring their ponds, seed and water quality from stocking to harvest at regular intervals for high survival rate and better production under Continuous Pond Monitoring Programme (CPMP).