Tata Steel Meramandali in partnership with National Federation of Fishers Cooperative Limited (FISHCOFED), Government of India, organised a training cum exposure visit for farmers on pisciculture. 71 farmers from 11 villages - Kurunti, Kuspupanga, Talbahal, Itap, Ganthigadia, Nuagaon, Kochilamada, Sibapur, Narendrapur, Sarpa and Raghunathpur participated in this two-day long programme.

The objective of this project is to train villagers engaged in fish farming in various harvesting techniques, so as to boost productivity. The project also provided them with essential knowledge and inputs, such as fish feed, fish seeds, medicines under the expert guidance of FISHCOFED.

The training included fish rearing, medication and care, pond treatment, different types of diseases and its treatment, how to test water, strategy for suitable harvesting, and more. District Fisheries Officer, Dhenkanal, Mr Pradipta Kumar Bhuyan and District Deputy Director of Fisheries, Angul, Ms. Babita Mohanty also joined the training session to guide and explain on various scheme floated by the government on pisciculture. It was coordinated by Sarbeswar Nath, CSR executive of Tata Steel Meramandali.

Following the training, the farmers were taken to pisciculture farms in Joranda in Gondia Block of Dhenkanal district. They witnessed and interacted with successful, local pisciculture entrepreneurs and experienced the farming first-hand. 

Tata Steel Meramandali has been guiding the locals from 9 villages located in the periphery of its plant, with an aim to support them in becoming self-reliant. 

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Tata Steel group is among the top global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of 34 million tonnes per annum. It is one of the world's most geographically-diversified steel producers, with operations and commercial presence across the world. The group (excluding SEA operations) recorded a consolidated turnover of US $19.7 billion in the financial year ending March 31, 2020. 

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Tata Steel has been a part of the DJSI Emerging Markets Index since 2012 and has been consistently ranked amongst top 5 steel companies in the DJSI Corporate Sustainability Assessment since 2016. Besides being a member of ResponsibleSteel^TM and worldsteel’s Climate Action Programme, Tata Steel has won several awards and recognitions including the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse recognition for its Kalinganagar Plant - a first in India, and Prime Minister’s Trophy for the best performing integrated steel