Summary
The project will help people catch more fish and earn money
Kids can learn how caring for water helps nature
Key Points
4 points1
71 waterbodies will be restored across 23 districts
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Goal: produce about 6,000 tonnes of fish each year
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1,000 young people will get 50,000 Indian rupees each to start jobs
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New fish feed and processing places will be built
New Words to Learn
14 wordswaterbodies
places like ponds or lakes where water collects
sustainable
doing something in a way that does not hurt the Earth
wetland
land that is often wet, like a swamp or marsh
integrated
combined together to work as one
fisheries
businesses that catch or raise fish
livelihood
how people earn money to live
rejuvenate
to make something look fresh and new again
metric tonnes
a big weight unit, about 1,000 kilograms
fish fry
tiny baby fish
grant
money given to help start a project
self-help groups
small groups of people who work together to help each other
value chain
all the steps that turn a product from start to finish
ecological
relating to plants, animals and their environment
crore
a word used in India for ten million
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