The Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU), Dr. N. Felix, visited the Chengam, Thiruvannamalai District on the forenoon of 18.09.2026, and inspect the ongoing civil works.
The Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor also visited the Krishnagiri – Barur Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture (KBCeSA) on the afternoon of 18.09.2026. Th. R.Somu Sunder Lingam, Assistant Professor explained and demonstrated the Centre activities, ongoing Scheme scheme activities and other work progress in the Centre. Followed by the discussion, the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, visited the farm facility and inspected pacu breeding activities and pacu seed produced at this Centre. On 19.09.2026, the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor inaugurated the hatchery facilities established at Barur Centre under the State funded scheme “Development of Breeding and Seed Production Technology of Pacu Fish to Enhance Farmers Income and Fish Production (Krishnagiri District)”. The hatchery has been established with live feed culture unit to facilitate pacu breeding and seed production activities at the centre. Further, three earthen ponds were renovated and lined with HDPE sheets under this Scheme to strengthen the existing aquaculture facilities.
The same day, the visit was extended to Erode Bhavanisagar Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture, where the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor inaugurated the pacu seed rearing facilities established at Bhavanisagar Centre under the Pacu Scheme. Followed by that, the Vice Chancellor inspected the renovated ponds in Bhavanisagar and discussed the ongoing activities. Then he discussed with the staff and given suggestions for pacu fish breeding activities using the existing facility under the eco-hatchery.
Finally, he distributed 2000 numbers of Jayanthi Rohu seed to two fish farmers for their commercial fish culture activity. The event was attended by Dr.P. Padmavathy, Direcror i/c, DSA, TNJFU, Er. S. Karthikeyan, Estate Officer, TNJFU, faculty members and staff of KBCeSA.
