Question

Give two reasons why India's inland fishery resources are one of the richest in the world?

Answer 1

Two reasons for the richest inland fishery resources of India are as follows:

1. India's riverine fishery resources comprise the major river system of the Ganga, the Brahmaputra, the Indus, the Mahanadi etc. The total length of the fishable rivers, along with their tributaries is 27,359km.
2. The length of irrigation channels is 1,12,654 km. dam reservoirs and small lakes cover an area of 29 lakh hectares. This helps to grow India's inland fishery resources.