Author(s):

Mukesh Kumar

Abstract: The state of Bihar especially North Bihar is endowed with copious aquatic wealth in the form of chaurs, swamps, ponds and rivers, which bear rich potential for inland fish production. Invariably cursed by one and all, the vast stretch of flood plain wetlands in Bihar can be turned into an agricultural gold mine, if it is managed effectively and put to appropriate use. The agricultural productivity of the state, which has declined considerably in the last few decades, is likely to increase manifold with the effective utilisation of wetlands.

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