Fishing in India Raichak in Kolkata (West Bengal). 23 minor fishing harbours and 95 fish-landing centres are designated to provide landing and berthing facilities to fishing craft. The table below presents the top ten fish harvesting states in India, for the 2007-2008 agriculture year. In 2008, India was the third largest producer of marine and freshwater capture fisheries, and the second largest aquaculture farmed fish producer in the world. Fishing in India Fishing in India is a major industry in its coastal states, employing over 14 million people. In 2016-17, the country exported 11,34,948 metric tonnes of seafood worth US$ 5.78 billion (37,870.90
Sagra (West Bengal) Sagra (West Bengal) Sagra is a village in Bhodura Haridas gram panchayat under Diamond Harbour II CD Block in subdivision of Diamond Harbour in the district of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. It is situated in the 3 kilometers away from the eastern bank of the Hooghly river. This is an ancient village with natural beauty and famous for paddy and vegetables cultivation. More than 1,500 people are residing in this town. Most of them are farmers and low educated. The youngsters are rapidly coming up with higher education. It is famous for Gramin mela on Shitla Puja, Mahotsab