It is knowledgeable to most of the people by the Assistant Director Fisheries that protecting in view the breeding of fishes within the wet season, with the intention to defend them, underneath Section-3, sub-section-2 (two) of Chhattisgarh River Fisheries Act 1972 within the state. The interval from 16 June to fifteen August has been declared as “Band Ritu (Close Season)”. In addition to the cage tradition being completed in all of the rivers and streams and small rivers, tributaries on which irrigation ponds, reservoirs (huge or small) have been constructed, all sorts of fishing from 16 June 2021 to fifteen August 2021. shall be utterly prohibited.
For violation of those guidelines, underneath Rule 3 (5) of the Chhattisgarh State Fisheries (Amendment) Act, there’s a provision of imprisonment for one yr or a positive of Rs 10,000 or each collectively on conviction. The above guidelines shall not be relevant solely in small ponds or different water our bodies which don’t belong to any river, rivulets.