129 beels also known as wetlands have been identified for the purpose of rejuvenating in Assam. As wetlands play a vital role in fish production, ground water recharge, control erosion, river water flow and more. However, ignorance of wetlands have decreased fish production over the years.
Assam Government and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has decided to invest in wetlands of rupees 796.88 crore.
Officials stated, “Desilting of marginal area for increase water holding capacity of the beels, de-weeding as per requirement, construction of site-specific water pools and water retaining structure in beels for sustainable water storage and thereby enhancing fish production, besides contributing to flood mitigation are other components of the project.”
