Green Hub Fellow: Shyam Raj Vishwakarma
Organisation: Green Hub Central India (DFF_MSK)
The Mahseer, also known as “Badas” in local language, is now rarely found in the Narmada River. Mahseers are large-bodied fish and are also known as the indicator fish of the river, as they only thrive in clean, fresh flowing water. The Mahseer has been declared endangered by the Madhya Pradesh Biodiversity Board, as between 1963 and 2015, the Mahseer population went down by 76%. At one point, Narmada used to have 30% of India’s Mahseer population, which has now drastically dropped to less than 1%. Due to the dam construction, illegal sand mining and opaqueness of water, the overall fish population of Narmada has also gone down significantly, threatening the very source of the fishermen’s livelihood. This film shows the reasons for decline in the Mahseer population and how it has affected the livelihood of the fishermen.
The film is made under the Green Hub Central India (GHCI) fellowship, a project of Dusty Foot Foundation and Mahashakti Seva Kendra (MSK), that looks at empowering youth in environment conservation, sustainable agriculture and livelihood through the digital medium.
GHCI is supported by Bharat Rural Livelihood Fund (BRLF)
28 окт 2023
