Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Collector Haritha urges SHGs to take up fish farming
A government leader named K. Haritha visited a small village called Jamul Dhara.
She is the District Collector, which means she helps take care of that area.
She told the women in Self-Help Groups to try fish farming.
Fish farming means raising fish in ponds to sell later.
She said this can help them earn extra money.
Fish were put into ponds and tanks that were built with help from a government water plan called PMKSY.
These ponds also save rainwater and help keep the groundwater full.
Another leader, Kova Lakshmi, said the government has many programmes to help women.
She encouraged the women to use these opportunities, and many other officials attended the event too.
District Collector K. Haritha urged Self-Help Group (SHG) members to take up fish farming and dairy units to generate additional income and achieve economic self-reliance.
She was speaking at Jamul Dhara village in Lingapur mandal on Wednesday, where fish were released into farm ponds and percolation tanks.
The ponds and tanks were developed under the Watershed Development component of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY).
Haritha said the structures help conserve rainwater, recharge groundwater and provide livelihood opportunities, and stressed building more water-harvesting structures.
Asifabad MLA Kova Lakshmi said the government was implementing several women's welfare programmes and encouraged SHG members to use available opportunities.
- Who
- District Collector K. Haritha addressed Self-Help Group members, with Asifabad MLA Kova Lakshmi, Special Commissioner Srilakshmi, Additional Collector Yuvaraj Marmat, DRDO Dattarao, sarpanches and SHG members in attendance.
- What
- Haritha urged SHG members to take up fish farming and dairy units, and fish were released into farm ponds and percolation tanks developed under the PMKSY Watershed Development component.
- When
- Wednesday.
- Where
- Jamul Dhara village, Lingapur mandal, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district.
- Why
- To generate additional income, achieve economic self-reliance, conserve rainwater and recharge groundwater.
- Event
- SHG fish farming awareness programme with fish release into ponds and tanks
- Location
- Jamul Dhara village, Lingapur mandal, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad
- When
- Wednesday
- Scheme
- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) - Watershed Development component
- Key appeal
- SHGs to take up fish farming and dairy units for additional income and self-reliance
- Key speakers
- District Collector K. Haritha; Asifabad MLA Kova Lakshmi
- Other officials present
- Special Commissioner Srilakshmi, Additional Collector Yuvaraj Marmat, DRDO Dattarao, sarpanches and SHG members