Inland Fisheries

4.2.9.7 Gandhisagar Reservoir (Madhya Pradesh)

After Mettur reservoir, Gandhisagar reservoir is another example and the role-model of fisheries development in India to register a high yield of 3,424 t. The reservoir (66,000 ha) was devoid of catla during pre-impoundment but after stocking of this fish and its breeding in the reservoir catla accounted for 60-70% in the total catch.