Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI: Minister for Fisheries Nilkanth Halarnkar informed that his department has forwarded detailed project report Aquatic Referral Lab for approval to the Government of India.
“Department has forwarded detailed project report for approval to the Government of India. The testing of fish arriving from the other States does not come under the purview of the Department,’ said Halarnkar
He further said that department does not have any system to check the health of Fish species in Goan waters and/or caught by Goan fishermen including possible chemical and microplastic contamination.
“Department is aware that dead fish were found in Velsao beach. However the Department does not have infrastructure for testing of fish,” he added