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 | | According to a source in the District Fish Directorate there are 17 rivers, 27 canals, 45 heels, 3,500 ponds, one government hatchery, 18 non-government hatcheries and eight non-government fish nurseries in the district. |
 | | About 1,000 tonnes of fish are needed for 18 lakh people in the district while about 1,520 tonnes of fish are being produced in the ponds, 2,500 tonnes being produced in the rivers and canals, it is estimated. |
 | | According to the sources in the district Agriculture Extension Department ginger was cultivated on 580 acres of land in the entire district in the year 2003, on 635 acres of land in 2004 and on 715 acres of land in the district this year. |
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